tangata tiriti

Etymology
A modern Māori language term which is taken to mean 'people of the treaty' and refers to all non-Māori citizens and residents of Aotearoa New Zealand. First coined by Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie, the chair of the Waitangi Tribunal, at Waitangi in 1989. He referred to Tangata Tiriti as those who belong to Aotearoa New Zealand by right of te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi. The term gained some broader exposure when it was presented to mainstream New Zealand in 2006 in a human rights commission document published by Auckland Workers Educational Association, Tangata Tiriti - Treaty People (2006).

Noun

 * 1) "People of the Treaty", or New Zealanders of non-Māori origin.
 * 2) Includes all non-Māori people who have a right to live in New Zealand under the Treaty of Waitangi.

Related terms

 * (the people of the land, aboriginals): In New Zealand, the indigenous Maori people.
 * / (Europeans)