"...in exchange for such protection, Māori agreed to being governed by an authority - maybe not necessarily 'sovereign' - but at least one promoting a common law and order? Isn't that identical to John Locke's idea...?"

"On the Treaty, isn't the argument, even of Te Pāti Māori and its supporters, that it was framed to protect and guarantee the private property rights of Māori? That, in exchange for such protection, Māori agreed to being governed by an authority - maybe not necessarily 'sovereign' - but at least one promoting a common law and order? Isn't that identical to John Locke's idea that 'humans, though free, equal, and independent, are obliged under the law of nature to respect each other’s rights to life, liberty, and property.' That we should 'agree to form a government in order to institute an impartial power capable of arbitrating disputes and redressing injuries.' Locke held that the obligation to obey civil government under the social contract was conditional upon the protection of our natural rights, including the right to private property. Whether it was John Locke and the US Constitution, or the Treaty of Waitangi, aren't we all talking similar ideas with similar aims in mind?"

~ Robert MacCulloch. from his post 'Why does Professor Anne Salmond Defend the Treaty by Attacking Liberty? Don't we all, Māori and non-Māori, want to be free & our property rights protected?'