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It's been a big week with Waitangi day first and foremost on the nations mind.
It's 50 years since the Waitangi Tribunal was established - but how have race relations changed across the half century?
Natalie Coates is a barrister at Thorndon Chambers, and a leading expert in the intersection between tikanga and the common law.
She specialises in Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Māori legal issues, human rights, whenua, multi-party negotiations in Treaty of Waitangi settlements, trust and governance matters and has appeared as counsel in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, Environment Court, Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal.
