Principles for Crown action on the Treaty of Waitangi, 1989

"In July 1989 the fourth Labour Government published Principles for Crown Action on the Treaty of Waitangi. This document provided a formal, publicly notified policy framework 'of the Principles on which the Crown propose[d] to act' in matters arising from the Treaty of Waitangi. It sets out five principles on which the Crown would base its actions: Principle 1: The Principle of Government/Kawanatanga; Principle 2: The Principle of Self Management/Rangatiratanga; Principle 3: The Principle of Equality; Principle 4: The Principle of Reasonable Cooperation; Principle 5: The Principle of Redress... Well over a decade since Wilson's confirmation of their ongoing validity, it seems timely to begin a scholarly reexamination of the principles and their impact..."--From introduction.