One must instead recite a geneaology to be accepted by a tribe. Very small blood quantum is no problem. Tribal awards are complicated by a mass migration of Maoris to the cities between 1950 and 1970 with 80 percent now living in urban areas. The Waitangi settlements are only part of a process that will be ongoing for a long time. Maori differ greatly on many options including whether they want cultural isolation with a Maori parliament and a white parliament or continued unification and interaction in a bi-cultural society such as New Zealand already is becoming.
Sovereignty is seen sometimes as individual, sometimes as group.
He has broken with the producers of a movie based on the book that seems to advocate separatism. In his regular columns in Wellington's Evening Post and other newspapers, Duff contends Maoris must make their way in the existing world. I found no one in New Zealand disputing the drunken family violence the movie depicted, only varying estimates of its prevalence from a tiny portion of Maori families to as much as 25 percent in some localities. Maori Professor Ranginui Walker is particularly dismissive of Duff as ignorant and guilty of creating stereotypes. He argues that the U.S. experience shows melting pots don't work.