Why are we opposed to the proposals? ; Is this a peace issue? ; Is this a Maori versus non-Maori issue? ; Are there positive ways forward? ; Where you can get more information; Support the foreshore and seabed hikoi!

Reason for report; Introduction; The importance of the Treaty of Waitangi; Interpreting the Treaty; The importance of land; The idea of Partnership; Impliations for local Authority planning activity; The Waitangi Tribunal; Biculturalism; Council response; Conclusion; Recommendations; Appendix 1. - Glossary of Maori terms; Appendix 2. - Resources

Background to development o f the model; a model for the past or the future? ; a model for unity not division ; The answer is in partnership ; Working towards attaining the partnership ; Treading gently (Peter Allan, Senior Policy & Planning Officer, The West Coast Regional Council - September 1990) ; Tiriti o Waitangi - The West Coast - Te Tai Poutini model of Community Partnership undet the Treaty of Waitangi ; West Coast United Council effors to understand the implications of the Treaty For West Coast People, summary of steps ; West Coast Maori position ; Partnershipon the West Coast in terms of the Treaty of Waitangi ; Recommendation ; Map - The Maori tribes about 1840 ; Partnership relationship proposed fro the West Coast ; The West Coast Regional Council 1990/91 Corporate Plan ; The Treaty of Waitangi issues and Iwi Partnership committee ; Council Mission Statement ; Regional Policy, Planning and Advocacy ; 12 June 19991, Letter to Lousie Prendagast, Taranaki Regional Council - regarding their interest in the Partnership with Tai Poutini ;  26 June 1991 letter to Susan da Silva to use the West Coast Partnership Model for a presentation to a St Johns Course.

Summary of Prinicples of the Treaty of Waitangi defined by the Waitangi Tribunal and the Court of Appeals - This wording is a summary from original sourcs, numbering referes to text in Appendicies J and K; Appendix J - Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi as defined by the Waitangi Tribunal (1983 - 1988):  1. The exchange of the right to make laws for the obligation to protect Maori interests; 2. The Treaty implies a partnership, exercised with utmost good faith; 3.  The Treaty is an agreement that can be adapted to meet new circumstances; 4.  The needs of both Maori and the wider community must be met, which will require compromises on both sides; 5.  The Maori interest should be actively protected by the Crown; 6.  The granting of the right of pre-emption to the Crown implies a reciprocal duty for the Crown to ensure that the Tangata Whenua retain sufficient endowment for their forseen needs; 7.  The Crown cannot evade its obligations under the Treaty by conferring authority on some other body; 8. The Crown obligation to legally recognise tribl rangatiratanga; 9. The courtesy of early consultation; 10. Tino Rangatriatanga includes management of resources and other taonga according to Maori cultural preferences; 11. Taonga includes all valued resources and intangible cultural assets; 12. The Principle of choice: Maori, Pakeha and bicultural options.

Appendix K - Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi as defined by the Court of Appeal (1987): 1. The aquisition of sovereignty in exchange for the protection of Rangatiratanga; 2. The Treaty requires a partnership and the duty to act reasonably and in good faith; 3.  The freedom of the Crown to govern; 4.  The Crown duty of active protection; 5.  Crown duty to remedy the past breaches; 6.  Maori to retain chieftainship (Rangatiratanga) Over their resources and taonga and to have all the rights and privileges of citizenship; 7.  The Maori duty of resonable co-operation; 8.  On whether the Treaty creates a duty to consult.

Appendix L - Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi as proposed by applicants and plaintiffs in the New Zealand Maori Council coutr of appeal case (1987); Proposed by the New Zealand Maori Council; Proposed by Crown

Appendix M - Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi as defined by the Royal Commission on Social Policy (1988); The Fundamental of partnership; The Fundamental of equality of peoples; The fundamental guarantee