As the Indigenous protest movement surged in the 1970s ... and attempts through policy to reverse the stark inequities Indigenous people still face. But Seymour – who is Māori — said no law or court had actually settled for good a definition of ...

The Treaty of Waitangi, which is the focus of the proposed bill, dates back to 1840 and is considered New Zealand's founding document. The agreement was signed by Māori chiefs and the British monarchy and focused on rectifying wrongs done to the indigenous people when the country was colonized.