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In 1995, the government unilaterally developed the "Crown Proposals for the Settlement of Treaty of Waitangi Claims" [21] to attempt to address the issues and extinguish all Māori treaty claims. A key element of the proposals was the creation of a "fiscal envelope" of $ 1 billion for the settlement of all historical claims, an effective limit ...
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 ]
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 Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 created the Waitangi Tribunal to issue non-binding decisions, concerning alleged breaches of the Treaty, and facilitate settlements. Te Weehi v Regional Fisheries Office (1986) was the first modern case to recognize an aboriginal title claim in a New Zealand court since Wi Parata , granting non-exclusive ...
The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 introduced the phrase "principles of the Treaty of Waitangi". It is found twice in the long title, in the preamble, and in Section 6(1), which provides for the Waitangi Tribunal to inquire into claims by Māori that they are prejudicially affected by Crown acts (or omissions) that are inconsistent with the principles of the treaty. [2]
The Taranaki Maunga settlement is the latest that has been reached with Māori in an attempt to provide compensation for breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi - which established New Zealand as a ...
Waikato Raupatu Claims Settlement Act 1995; Wairau Affray; Waitangi crown; Waitangi Day; Waitangi Day Acts; Waitangi Treaty Monument; Waitangi Tribunal; Waitangi, Northland; Wi Parata v Bishop of Wellington; Edward Marsh Williams; Henry Williams (missionary) William Williams (bishop)
It established Waitangi Day, although it did not make it a public holiday, and the English text of the treaty appeared as a schedule of the Waitangi Day Act but this did not make it a part of statute law. Subsequent amendments to the act, as well as other legislation, eventually acquiesced to campaigns to make Waitangi Day a national holiday in ...