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The Waikato Raupatu Claims Settlement Act 1995 is an act of the New Zealand Parliament passed into law in 1995. It was the first act implementing a major historical Treaty of Waitangi settlement since the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 was amended in 1985 to allow the Waitangi Tribunal to investigate historic breaches of the treaty.
The Waitangi Tribunal (Māori: Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi) is a New Zealand permanent commission of inquiry established under the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975. It is charged with investigating and making recommendations on claims brought by Māori relating to actions or omissions of the Crown , in the period largely since 1840 ...
The Waitangi Tribunal, in Te Paparahi o te Raki inquiry (Wai 1040) [77] is in the process of considering the Māori and Crown understandings of He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga / the 1835 Declaration of Independence and Te Tiriti o Waitangi / the Treaty of Waitangi 1840. This aspect of the inquiry raises issues as to the nature of ...
The office was originally formed in 1988, as the Treaty of Waitangi Policy Unit within the-then Department of Justice. It was set up to advise on policy and assist in negotiations and litigation of Māori treaty claims and at the Waitangi Tribunal. [2] The office's role is now handled by Te Arawhiti, the Office for Māori Crown Relations. [3]
The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 gave the Treaty of Waitangi recognition in New Zealand law for the first time and established the Waitangi Tribunal.The tribunal is empowered to investigate possible breaches of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi by the New Zealand Government or any state-controlled body, occurring after 1975. [1]
Beginning 1986, some 200 grievances were brought forth to the newly established Waitangi Tribunal by Ngāi Tahu claimants. [3] The overarching claim was divided into nine sections called The Nine Tall Trees of Ngāi Tahu , representing eight major land purchases made between 1844–1864 and the ensuing loss of mahinga kai – the resources ...
Several claims have been lodged with both the Waitangi Tribunal and the New Zealand Government since the 1990s seeking compensation for confiscations enacted under the Land Settlement Act. The tribunal, in its reports on its investigations, has concluded that although the land confiscation legislation was legal, every confiscation by the ...
Suggested headings could include an description of the various claims lodged at the Waitangi Tribunal, what the Tribunal has said about them, how the governments have responded, settlements that have been negotiated, politicians' voting on the settlements, then press statements and so on. Including ones from a Maori perspective.