"Do you also realise that if the crown hadn't obtained sovereignty over this land when it did, the New Zealand Company would have divided this island and forced Māori to live in the extreme northern areas, on land the Company didn't want? Can you imagine what we'd be facing today?"

Spain remained silent and looked on with interest.

"William, if the New Zealand Company had had its way, we'd be fighting a war with Māori and not resolving these issues through a fair and legal ...