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E honoa ana tā te iwi Māori whai i te tino
rangatiratanga ki te Upoko Tuarua o Te Tiriti o
Waitangi, arā ki te whakaaetanga kia mau tonu 'te tino
rangatiratanga o ō rātou wenua, ō rātou kāinga me ō
rātou taonga katoa' inā ka hiahia kia mau tonu. Kei te
Ūpoko Tuarua nei te tūāpapa, kia mau tonu i te iwi
Māori te mana whakahaere i ngā rawa ohaoha. Mā
tēnei ka pūmau tonu te tino rangatiratanga ki ngā take
tōrangapu, ki ngā take ahurea, ki ngā take ohaoha, ki
ngā āhuatanga noho i te hapori hoki. E tū rangatira ai
ngā iwi Māori, me pakari ō rātou tūāpapa ohaoha, me
ngā āhuatanga noho hapori hoki. I tēnei tuhinga, ka
wānangahia ngā kaupapa here e whakatakotohia ana
mō te iwi Māori ake, i runga anō i ngā tika me
whakahoki ki te iwi Māori, me te whai kia ōrite ai ngā
āhuatanga noho a te Māori me te Pākehā.

Māori aspirations for self-determination are tied to
Article Two of the Treaty of Waitangi which guarantees
the tribes "the full and exclusive and undisturbed
possession of their Lands Forests Fisheries and other
properties so long as it is their desire to do so". Article
Two provides the base with which to exercise control
over economic resources which then provides the
means, politically, culturally, economically and
socially to determine Māori affairs. To have limited
self-determining authority, Māori tribes need not only
an economic base, but also an improved standing
socio-economically. This paper will assess whether
preferential policies based on redistributive justice are
an appropriate means to help overcome inequalities
between Māori and non-Māori.