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Contents: Fish, fish, everywhere : Maori fisheries -- Living together : the Treaty of Waitangi and its guarantees about fish -- Making waves : the Waitangi Tribunal -- An ocean windswell : Maori objections to government actions over fisheries -- An incoming tide : government fisheries legislation in the 1980s -- First bites : recovering Maori fishing rights -- All aboard the trawler : consolidating the gains -- Setting the nets : Sealord negotiations -- Hauling in the catch : the negotiations' aftermath -- Processing the catch : expanding Maori fisheries assets -- Something new : who owns the seabed and foreshore? -- The new millennium -- The Maori and English texts of the Treaty of Waitangi Summary: Maori fishing rights were guaranteed by the Treaty of Waitangi, eroded by Crown actions, and, after years of struggle in the courts, through the Waitangi Tribunal and in protests, Maori fishing rights were restored. This book claims that four elements significantly assisted in the recognition and eventual recovery of Maori fishing rights: The Treaty of Waitangi; the courts; The Waitangi Tribunal and the resilience and tenacity of Maori people. The tradition of fairness and justice in New Zealand society provided a platform for Maori and Pakeha to support the four elements and address fishing rights and other injustices. The restoration of Maori fishing rights, therefore, forms part of a larger picture of New Zealand society accepting that Maori had been unjustly treated and choosing to redress those injustices. (Publisher)