Bill aid to Maori
The proposed Bill of Rights would allow Maoris to argue in court in terms of the Treaty of Waitangi, said the Minister of Justice, Mr Palmer, last evening.
Maori people had been trying to do this for more than a century, but they had been unsuccessful, because New Zealand law has not recognised the treaty, Mr Palmer said. The Bill of Rights would be the supreme law of New Zealand and would allow Maoris to argue in terms of the treaty in court if they felt its provisions had not been honoured.
Mr Palmer acknowledged a widespread feeling among Maoris that the treaty had not been honoured.
"This feeling has been based on fact,” he said. The Bill of Rights would be one remedy.
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Press, 7 February 1986, Page 5
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128Bill aid to Maori Press, 7 February 1986, Page 5
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