Previous ed.: Allen & Unwin, 1990.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 328-335) and index.

Contents -- Preface -- Chapter One : An independent land - New Zealand to 1840 -- Chapter Two : The Treaty of Waitangi - 1840 -- Chapter Three : A matter of mana - 1840 to 1870 -- Chapter Four : Colonial power and Maori rights - 1870 to 1900 -- Chapter Five : Into the Twentieth century - 1900 to 1975 -- Chapter Six : New departures - 1975 to 1987 -- Chapter Seven : The roller-coaster years - 1987 to 1990 - Chapter Eight: A decade of claims - the 1990s -- Chapter Nine : Into the Twenty-first century -- Appendix One : Texts of the Treaty of Waitangi -- Appendix Two : Treaty signatories -- Appendix Three : Iwi locations, 2001 -- Appendix Four : Maori land, 1860-1939 -- Appendix Five : Waitangi Tribunal timeline -- A note on text, illustrations and sources -- Bibliography -- Index.