Weeping Waters

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Weeping Waters is a must read for anyone who wants to be informed about the current debate regarding the Treaty of Waitangi and a constitution for Aotearoa New Zealand. The book features essays from eighteen well-known and respected Maori figures including Professor Margaret Mutu, Bishop Muru Walters, Judge Caren Fox and lawyer Moana Jackson. This is the first book in recent years to offer a Maori opinion on the subject of constitutional change. It shows how Maori views have been ignored by successive governments and the courts and how Maori have attempted to address constitutional issues in the past. The book also provides suggestions for a pathway forward if the Treaty of Waitangi is to be fully acknowledged as the foundation for a constitution for Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Malcolm Mulholland is a writer and researcher and this is his fourth book, following his award-winning Beneath the Maori Moon: An Illustrated History of Maori Rugby (Huia, 2009). Veronica Tawhai is a lecturer in Maori Politics and Policy at Te Putahi-a-Toi, Maori Studies, Massey University. She is currently enrolled in a PhD that is aimed at developing a strategic framework for citizenship education in Aotearoa New Zealand.