Stephanie Warren

Stephanie’s thesis analyses how the perception of the Treaty of Waitangi has changed over time, considering if a Māori–Pakeha duality is relevant to the future.

MA, New Zealand Studies

The overall aim of Stephanie’s Master’s thesis was to analyse how the perception of the Treaty of Waitangi has changed over time, leading to an analysis of how it may be understood and used once historic breaches of the Treaty have been settled by the Waitangi Tribunal and Office of Treaty Settlements after 2020. Stephanie considered whether the Maori-Pakeha relationship has a greater resemblance to, or has evolved further away from, the original intent of the Treaty which was to set up a future facing relationship agreement. She ultimately aimed to make conclusions about whether a Maori-Pakeha duality based on the Treaty is considered relevant to the future of Aotearoa New Zealand.