BWB warmly congratulates Ned Fletcher who has received the JF Northey Memorial Book Award for The English Text of the Treaty of Waitangi at the Legal Research Foundation's writing awards.
The adjudicator commented:
This is an excellent book in every respect. ... The many arguments that have been made over the years regarding the intent and purpose of the Treaty, as revealed by its English text, are set out and effectively laid to rest by Ned Fletcher’s compelling thesis. ... This is a book that is timely; it offers Aotearoa New Zealand a reliable compass with which to navigate the troubled waters we sadly still face when it comes to our recognition of the Treaty, and what it means for Māori and Pākehā.