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| | PROTECTION OF INDIGENOUS SACRED SITES: THE NEW ZEALAND EXPERIENCE -Mtn-Forum On-Line Library Document |
 | | The 1840 Treaty of Waitangi assured Maori of tino rangatiratanga, or full authority, over their taonga (treasures, including wahi tapti) but most Maori land, including wahi tapti, has since been alienated and is now in crown or private ownership. |
 | | Article II: The Crown guaranteed to protect the chiefs' absolute authority (tino rangatiratanga) over their lands, villages, and all possessions including their taonga, or treasures, as long as they wished to retain them. |
 | | The key to the renaissance of rangatiratanga, apart from Maori determination to prevail, is the acceptance and willingness of the dominant Pakeha culture to realise the spirit of the treaty. |
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