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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 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]
In order to apply the Treaty of Waitangi in a way that is relevant to the Crown and Māori in the present day, the Waitangi Tribunal and the courts must consider the broad sentiments, the intentions and the goals of the treaty, and then identify the relevant principles of the treaty on a case-by-case basis. [181]
Pages in category "Members of the Waitangi Tribunal" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
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 ...
On 26 August 2024, the Waitangi Tribunal began holding an urgent inquiry into the Government's plans to change the law to tighten the threshold for Māori customary marine title claims. On the first two days, the Tribunal heard testimony from Treaty of Waitangi lawyer Tom Bennion and Te Arawhiti deputy secretary Tui Marsh.
Since 2006, Waitangi tribunal cases have cost the taxpayer $79 million in legal aid, although as at January 2013, there were 780 claims still outstanding. [21] 41% of the 75 most expensive cases were Treaty claims in 2008-2009. In 2012, about 8% of the $148 million legal aid bill was spent on treaty claims. [21]