Discuss the successes and failures of government policies towards the indigenous people of New Zealand between 1945 and 2005.

Candidates will offer a considered and balanced review of the successes and failures of government policies towards the indigenous people of New Zealand that includes a range of arguments and factors. Candidates may identify the successes followed by the failures or they may choose a chronological or a thematic approach. Candidates may suggest policies were progressive due to the original Treaty of Waitangi, the 1945 Maori Social and Economic Advancement Act and subsequent legislation. Alternatively, candidates may argue that governments were slow to respond to the changing needs of the indigenous people, particularly when Maori urbanization increased rapidly. While no set response is expected, candidates must incorporate a review of government policies towards the indigenous people.