Maori And Parliament: Diverse Strategies And Compromises

Maori and Parliament is a collection of papers by Maori leaders, scholars and MPs on the issues facing Maori and their representation in New Zealand's House of Representatives. It also covers many other constitutional issues facing New Zealand.

Author: Maria Bargh (editor)
Publisher: Huia
Copyright: 2010
ISBN: 9781869694050
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Here's the official blurb:

New Zealand is at a watershed in its constitutional and political arrangements. There are three events looming in the short term which suggest that the status of Maori in Parliament is in for significant challenge. The first is the impending review of constitutional issues and the Maori seats as part of the National Party-Maori Party 'Relationship and Confidence and Supply Agreement'.

Secondly, the proposed referendum on the future of MMP could also have significant implications for Maori. Finally, the longer term question of whether New Zealand should become a republic continues to haunt New Zealand's political imagination, and would also necessitate lengthy debates about the place of New Zealand's constitutional arrangements in relation to Maori rights and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Maori and Parliament is a collection of 19 presentations and papers from 21 academics, political commentators and current and former parliamentarians and is the result of the Maori and Parliament conference held at Parliament in May 2009.