The Treaty on the ground : where we are headed, and why it matters / edited by Rachael Bell, Margaret Kawharu, Kerry Taylor, Michael Belgrave & Peter Meihana.

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword / Kerry Taylor and Roy Clare -- Introduction: The Treaty at the Coalface / Rachael Bell -- The Treaty of Waitangi: Māori Magna Carta / David V. Williams -- The Storm Before the Calm: The Treaty of Waitangi Since the 1960s / Michael Belgrave -- From Human Rights to Māori Sovereignty: Māori Radicalism and Trade Unions, 1967-86 / Cybéle Locke -- Political Utility: 'Privilege' Without End / Peter Meihana -- Coming of Age: Transformation and the Treaty Settlement Process / Michael Dreaver -- Te Ara Whanaunga: Relations on the Ground at Waitangi Tribunal Hearings / Te Kawehau Hoskins -- New Grounds, Old Battles: The Kurahaupō Settlement / Peter Meihana with Richard Bradley, Mark Moses and Judith Macdonald -- Unconditional Rather Than Reciprocal: The Treaty and the State Sector / Kim Workman -- Change and Inertia: 40 Years of Māori Struggle to Protect the Environment / April Bennett -- Towards Treaty-Based Management: Treaty Discourses and 'Everyday Work' in Planning / Biddy Livesey -- The Treaty of Waitangi and Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum / Elizabeth Cotton and Edwina Merito -- Schools and the Treaty: The Courage to Step Up / Ruchard Green -- Measuring Progress: Reflections on The Treaty on the Ground / Margaret Kawharu -- Kia kaha, e Hoa Mā: The Treaty in the Pākehā Everyday / Damian Skinner.

"It's 175 years since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. At times they've been years of conflict and bitterness, but there have also been remarkable gains, and positive changes that have made New Zealand a distinct nation. This book takes of stock of where we've been, where we are headed, and why it matters. Written by some of the country's leading scholars and experts in the field, it ranges from the impact of the Treaty on everything from resource management to school governance. Its focus is the application of the Treaty from the viewpoint of practitioners - the people who are walking and talking it in their jobs, communities or everyday lives - and it vividly tracks the ups and downs of bringing the spirit and principles of the Treaty to fruition."--Back cover.