Joseph, Robert2011-11-292011-11-292009Joseph, R. (2009). Re-creating Legal Space for the First Law of Aotearoa-New Zealand. Waikato Law Review: Taumauri, 17, 74-97.https://hdl.handle.net/10289/5932Some of the historic and contemporary statutory and case law examples of a hybrid Maori-British common law legal system in Aotearoa-New Zealand are discussed. The importance and role performed by the First Law, the tikanga Maori customary law is highlighted.application/pdfenThis article has been published in the journal: Waikato Law Review: Taumauri. Used with permission.lawMaoriTreaty of Waitangi (1840)legal statusJournal Article