"We are strong enough and honest enough to learn the lessons of the last 150 years and to admit that the Treaty of Waitangi has been imperfectly observed." [Queen Elisabeth II, Waitangi, 1990]
 
"The Maori people have maintained their identity in this land.  The peoples coming from Europe, and more recently from Asia, have not come to a desert.  They have come to a land already marked by a rich and ancient heritage, and they are called to respect and foster that heritage as a unique and essential element of the identity of this country." [Pope John Paul II, Christchurch, 1986]
 
   
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