The Struggle for M─üori Fishing Rights: Te Ika a Māori - Softcover

Brian Bargh (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1775501965 ISBN 13: 9781775501961

Publisher: HUIA Publishers, 2016

Synopsis

M?ori fishing rights were guaranteed by the Treaty of Waitangi, taken away by Crown actions, and, along with M?ori land rights and other grievances, contested throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Finally, after years of struggle in the courts, through the Waitangi Tribunal and in protests, M?ori fishing rights were restored. This book claims that four pou or elements significantly assisted in the recognition and eventual recovery of M?ori fishing rights: The Treaty of Waitangi; the courts; The Waitangi Tribunal and theresilience and tenacity of M?ori people, who never gave up fighting for what was right. The author argues that the strong tradition of fairness and justice in New Zealand society provided a platform for M?ori and P?keh? to support the four pou and address the injustices that included not only a denial of M?ori fishing rights but also a large number of others.

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About the Author

Brian Bargh has a Master of Agricultural Science degree and spent several years working as a water quality scientist and manager, including three years in Papua New Guinea. He has had thirty years' involvement in environmental and social justice movements and has been a negotiator for the Crown in settling historical grievances Maori hapu and iwi have taken against the Crown. He has also written several reports on grievances for the Waitangi Tribunal. Until recently, he was publishing manager of commercial books for Huia Publishers.

Edition details

• Publisher: HUIA Publishers
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1775501965
• ISBN 13: 9781775501961
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 211