In recent years in New Zealand, Maori claims have been the subject of increasing argument and tension, and the issues of race and ethnicity are threatening to polarize the country. Written from the point of view of a Pakeha who accepts the need to protect Maori culture and identity, but who sees Pakeha people as having firm and legitimate roots in New Zealand, this book addresses the questions of race and ethnicity, equal rights, cultural identity, biculturalism, and the future of race relations in New Zealand.