Treaty Plays Far Lesser Roll in Development of New Zealand While much of our legislation is based on the Treaty of Waitangi, since Queen Victoria’s Royal Charter, our first Constitution has come to light, it has been found the Treaty of Waitangi played a far lesser role in New Zealand’s development than previously thought. The Treaty was not our Founding Document; it only gave Britain Sovereignty over the Islands of New Zealand under the dependency of New South Wales and Maori the same rights as the people of England under English law. Queen Victoria did not have the power or authority to give Maori any special rights in the Treaty not already enjoyed by the people of England under English law. It would have been extremely difficult to govern New Zealand under New South Wales legislation when Maori were guaranteed the same rights as the people of England in the Treaty of Waitangi and the Australian Aborigine had no Treaty and absolutely no rights. Queen Victoria’s Royal Charter dated the 16 November 1840 and completely ignored for 173 years, separated New Zealand from New South Wales with our own Governor, enacted the Colony of New Zealand, created and establishing a Legislative Council, an Executive Council, our Courts and granted certain powers and authority to the Governor of the said Colony. The Royal Charter/Constitution or the First Sitting of the Legislative Council makes no mention of the Treaty of Waitangi as it was an agreement between Queen Victoria and the tangata maori chiefs where Britain gained sovereignty over New Zealand and tangata maori were given the same rights as the people of England. No more, no less. Now that the Royal Charter has been located, Government must take a new look at the Treaty of Waitangi and its roll in our legislation and development of New Zealand, a far lesser roll than previously thought. Please pass this email and attachment onto your Party members for their information. The Royal Charter dated the 16 November 1840 makes a radical change to our previous views of the Treaty of Waitangi and should be celebrated as, “New Zealand’s Independence Day, 16 November”
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 20:40:18 +0000
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