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Title / Explain the place of the Treaty of Waitangi in legislation today
Level / 4 / Credits / 4
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain the contents and principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; and identify legislation which incorporates the principles of the Treaty.
Classification / Te Mātauranga Māori me te Whakangungu > Te Mātauranga Māori Whānui
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1Resource support includes:
Kawharu, I. H (ed.), Waitangi: Māori and Pākehā Perspectives of the Treaty of Waitangi, (Auckland, NZ: Oxford University Press, 1989).
McHugh, P. G, The Māori Magna Carta: New Zealand law and the Treaty of Waitangi, (Auckland, NZ: Oxford University Press, 1991).
The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, (Te Puni Kokiri, Ministry of Maori Development), available on the following website:
2Legislation for use in this unit standard includes:
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975, Resource Management Act 1991, Waikato Raupatu Claim Settlement Act 1995, Te Ture Whenua Māori - Māori Land Act 1993 and their amendments and repeals.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Explain the contents and principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Evidence requirements
1.1The explanation details differences between the Māori and English versions.
1.2The explanation details the contents of the Treaty’s three articles.
1.3The explanation details principles of the Treaty as interpreted by the Waitangi Tribunal.
1.4The explanation details relevance of the Treaty, and its principles, to the contemporary context of New Zealand society today.
Outcome 2
Identify legislation which incorporates the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Rangeevidence of two Acts required.
Evidence requirements
2.1The explanation details how the legislation incorporates the Treaty’s principles.
2.2The explanation identifies the key sections in the legislation.
Replacement information / This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 30074.This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 29 June 1999 / 31 December 2015
Review / 2 / 19 December 2003 / 31 December 2015
Rollover and Revision / 3 / 12 December 2013 / 31 December 2016
Rollover and Revision / 4 / 15 October 2015 / 31 December 2018
Review / 5 / 20 April 2017 / 31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0166
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