Waitangi Tribunal theme D - Crown's right of preemption [pdf, 4.2 MB]
...Crown neglected its protective obligations. I only briefly touch on pre-emption waivers in favour of the New Zealand Company up to this period. The Crown's actions in dealing with the Company's transactions with Maori are the subject of a separate report by Duncan Moore. In his section in the Old Land Claims (National Theme A) Rangahaua Whanui Series report, Moore discusses pre-emption waivers in favour of the Company, and the relationship which subsequently developed between...