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Friday, October 10, 2025

Rob Paterson: Yes - Sovereignty Was Ceded


Legal Argument: Māori Chiefs Ceded Sovereignty to the British Crown in 1840

I. Introduction

This argument supports the position that the Māori signatories to the Treaty of Waitangi of 1840 knowingly ceded full sovereignty (kawanatanga) to the British Crown.

This conclusion is supported by: