Settle and Strip: Why Goldsmith's Ngāpuhi Sovereignty Concession Cannot Mask Three Simultaneous Treaty Rollbacks
On June 16, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith softened his stance on sovereignty clauses in the Ngāpuhi settlement — an apparent step forward that actually illuminates the deepest contradiction in New Zealand's Treaty strategy: willing to accommodate Māori rights in private settlement deeds while stripping them from the public legislation that governs all Māori.
