New Zealand's new government plans to roll back several reforms on Māori issues – including changes to how it interprets the Treaty of Waitangi. British and Māori representatives signed the nation’s founding document in 1840 to outline authority granted to the British crown and protection for the authority of the Māori chiefs. Victoria University of Wellington lead academic in Māori laws and philosophy Dr Carwyn Jones tells The World’s Beverley O’Connor a range of changes will impact Māori rights.

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