International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - summary record 4th report [pdf, 51 KB]
...laws in New Zealand protected Maori culture and customary practices. Examples were the Treaty of Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Act of 1992, providing for the recognition and protection of non-commercial customary fisheries rights, and the Resource Management Act of 1991, recognizing Maori customs in relation to natural and physical resources. In terms of common law, the courts had developed a number of requirements for the recognition of custom law, including the use of qualifie...