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New Myths and Old Politics
New Myths and Old Politics
The Waitangi
Tribunal and the
Challenge of Tradition
Tipene
O'Regan
Announcing the release of this new BWB Text by Tipene O'Regan, which is now available as an e-book from the BWB website and global e-bookstores.
About ‘New Myths and Old
Politics’
Negotiating a claim before the
Waitangi Tribunal can involve troubling challenges to an
iwi’s legitimacy, sometimes from unexpected places. In
this unique behind-the-scenes account of the negotiation of
Ngāi Tahu’s Waitangi Tribunal claim, Tipene O’Regan
describes what happened when claims of New Age mysticism
attempted to undermine traditional whakapapa and academic
scholarship.
About the Author
Sir Tipene O'Regan is the former Chair
of the Ngāi Tahu Māori Trust Board, Ngāi Tahu Holdings
Corporation, Mawhera Incorporation, Te Ohu Kai Moana, the
Sealord Group Ltd and Deputy Chair of Transit New Zealand.
He led the Ngāi Tahu claims, negotiation and settlement
process 1985–1998.
He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Literature from the University of Canterbury in 1992. He holds Honorary Doctorates of Commerce from both Lincoln University and Victoria University of Wellington. He is Adjunct Professor at the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre, University of Canterbury.
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