Today in NZ history, Chief Justice Sir James Prendergast’s statements when delivering judgment in the case of Wi Parata vs The Bishop of Wellington would influence decision-making on Treaty of Waitangi issues for decades.Prendergast was attorney-general from 1865 to 1875, and then chief justice of the Supreme Court until 1899.
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