Why is the Wai 262 important?
Why is the Wai 262 important?
How significant is this inquiry? The Wai 262 inquiry is one of the most complex and far-reaching in the Tribunal’s history. It is the Tribunal’s first whole-of-government inquiry. It is also the first Tribunal inquiry to specifically address the Treaty relationship beyond the settlement of historical grievances.
What is a wai claim?
The claim is registered If a claim meets our requirements, it can now be registered. We will allocate a ‘Wai’ (short for Waitangi Tribunal claim) number for this claim. We will contact the claimant/s to notify them. We will also notify the Crown and other interested parties.
How many years did it take for the Waitangi Tribunal to complete Ko Aotearoa tenei?
The Waitangi Tribunal took 20 years to issue its report, which it did in 2011. This Government considers that too little has been done since the report was issued.
What is wai2575?
Initiated in November 2016, the Waitangi Tribunal Health Services and Outcomes Inquiry (Wai 2575) will hear all claims concerning grievances relating to health services and outcomes of national significance for Māori. Part one will focus on Māori with disabilities.
What does WAI 262 stand for?
Wai 262 was a Waitangi Tribunal claim about the recognition of rights around, and control of, traditional Māori knowledge, customs and relationships with the natural environment.
What is in the Treaty of Waitangi?
The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 and was an agreement between the British Crown and a large number of Māori chiefs. Today the Treaty is widely accepted to be a constitutional document that establishes and guides the relationship between the Crown in New Zealand (embodied by our government) and Māori.
What is the Treaty settlement process?
The Treaty settlement process is a staged process of negotiation between the Crown and defined Māori communities which is aimed at agreeing redress packages that will settle historical claims of breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. It is a political process, though grounded in legal and constitutional rights.
What is a wai number?
If your claim meets these requirements, it may be registered and assigned a ‘Wai’ number. A ‘Wai’ number is short for Waitangi Tribunal claim. If it does not meet these requirements, we will contact you to advise you why and ask for further information.
Why was the Waitangi Tribunal created?
10 October 1975 The Labour government created the Tribunal to hear Māori claims of breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi. The Tribunal was created to report on and suggest settlements for contemporary Māori claims, and to ensure that future legislation was consistent with the treaty.
What is the kaupapa inquiry?
The Tribunal’s kaupapa inquiry programme is designed to provide a pathway to hear nationally significant claim issues that affect Māori as a whole or a section of Māori in similar ways.
What is the Waitangi 262 claim?
Wai 262 is the 262nd claim registered with the Waitangi Tribunal. It was lodged on 9 October 1991 by six claimants on behalf of themselves and their iwi: Haana Murray (Ngāti Kurī), Hema Nui a Tawhaki Witana (Te Rarawa), Te Witi McMath (Ngāti Wai), Tama Poata (Ngāti Porou), Kataraina Rimene (Ngāti Kahungunu), and John Hippolite (Ngāti Koata).
What is wawai 262?
WAI 262, commonly referred to as The Indigenous Flora and Fauna and Cultural Intellectual property Claim was lodged on the 9th of October 1991 by six iwi. The claim relates to: who controls traditional Māori knowledge and taonga such as artistic and cultural works,
Who are the members of the Wai 262 Tribunal?
The Tribunal was established in 1975 by the Treaty of Waitangi Act. The Wai 262 panel comprised Justice Joe Williams (presiding officer), Keita Walker, Pamela Ringwood and Roger Maaka. Why has the report taken so long to complete?
What is the Treaty of Waitangi beyond grievance?
This is the Treaty of Waitangi beyond grievance.’ The Tribunal said that the Treaty envisages the Crown-Māori relationship as a partnership, in which the Crown is entitled to govern but Māori retain tino rangatiratanga (full authority) over their taonga (treasures).
