Waitangi Tribunal - issue 63 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 1.5 MB]
...1860 Te Tau Ihu Māori had lost most of their original estate. Thereafter, the Crown failed to actively protect their interests in those lands which remained to them. It also failed to protect their just rights and interests in valued natural resources. Despite petitions from Māori and repeated reports from its own officials, the Crown failed to protect or provide for Māori interests and rights in their customary fisheries and other resources. The result of these failures was gri...