pn916. Leaked ministry doc warns Bill could break spirit and text of Treaty

The Tino Rangatiratanga flag, also known as the national Māori flag,
is used to represent the Māori people of New Zealand. In 2009, the Tino Rangatiratanga flag
 was selected as the national Māori flag after a nationwide consultation. It was first revealed
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NZ News Māori affairs correspondent Te Aniwa Hurihanganui reports a proposed Government Bill which, if passed, could break the spirit and text of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Note: In  signing the Treaty of Waitangi, Māori chiefs ceded kāwanatanga (sovereignty) to the Crown but not rangatiratanga.

Kāwanatanga derived from the English word "governor". Kāwanatanga was first used in the Declaration of Independence of New Zealand, 1835.^[1] Kāwanatanga reappeared in 1840 in Article 1 of the Treaty of Waitangi, where the Māori text "te Kawanatanga katoa" corresponds to the English text "all the rights and powers of Sovereignty".

Rangatiratanga

chieftainship, right to exercise authority, chiefly autonomy, chiefly authority, ownership, leadership of a social group, domain of the rangatra, .

1. the right of Maori people to rule themselves; self-determination.

   "the constitution reaffirms the principle of rangatiratanga"

Further reading

'We do not surrender!': Te Pāti Māori leaks Govt's draft Treaty principles, alleges it will 'erase' Te Tiriti (msn.com)