In 1991 Robert Consedine co-founded Waitangi Associates, which offers 2-day workshops about the Treaty. Clients have included central government departments, local government organisations, corporates and others. Robert is also a published author.
Public power is the right to set rules that other people must follow. Sovereignty is the right to set rules for yourself or the group you belong to. Arrangements about public power and sovereignty form New Zealand's Constitution and Maori have long challenged these arrangements.
