Both Versions of the Treaty of Waitangi by Bruce Mason

"For decades governments, Waitangi Tribunal and courts, have been hung-up on the differences between English and Māori versions erroneously believing they are irreconcilable. They are not. Both texts mean the same. 'Both versions' demonstrates that ideological 'lenses, frames' and historical analysis are unnecessary, and are in fact perilous, in determining the meaning of the Treaty. The texts can speak for themselves"--Back cover.