What did the Waitangi Tribunal achieve?

What did the Waitangi Tribunal achieve?

The Tribunal concluded that governments had breached the treaty on countless occasions since 1840, and that Pākehā New Zealand had been built on many broken promises and bad deals. These conclusions were highly controversial, and a public backlash followed.

What did the Waitangi Tribunal recommend to the government?

The Waitangi Tribunal amalgamated the Wai 26 with the Wai 150 claim. The final report of the Tribunal recommended that the Crown suspend the radio frequency tender process and proceed to negotiate with the Iwi.

What are the main points of the Treaty of Waitangi?

The purpose of the Treaty was to enable the British settlers and the Māori people to live together in New Zealand under a common set of laws or agreements. The Treaty aimed to protect the rights of Māori to keep their land, forests, fisheries and treasures while handing over sovereignty to the English.

What was the Waitangi Tribunal and its outcome )?

The Waitangi Tribunal has found that Crown has breached the Treaty of Waitangi by failing to design and administer the current primary health care system to actively address persistent Māori health inequities and by failing to give effect to the Treaty’s guarantee of tino rangatiratanga (autonomy, self-determination.

Why was the tribunal created?

The Tribunals were set up to reduce the workload of courts, to expedite decisions and to provide a forum which would be manned by lawyers and experts in the areas falling under the jurisdiction of the Tribunal. The tribunals perform an important and specialised role in justice mechanism.

How does the tribunal work?

The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) is an independent body which deals with certain kinds of disputes between landlords and tenants. It is not a formal court, but its decisions are legally binding. The people who hear cases at the Tribunal are called Tribunal Members.

What did Waitangi Tribunal claim assert?

Claims to the Waitangi Tribunal are complaints that: (a) the Crown has breached the Treaty of Waitangi by partic- ular actions, laws, policies, or inactions; and (b)Maori have suffered prejudice (harmful effects) as a result.

What was the purpose of the 1985 amendment to the Waitangi Tribunal Act?

1985 Amendment The act created a Tribunal to investigate claims dating back to 1840, when the Treaty was signed. It also enlarged the Tribunal’s membership to enable it to handle the increased number of claims. It also required the Tribunal to have a Māori majority.

What happens in a tribunal?

In normal times, most tribunal hearings are held in large rooms, rather than formal court rooms. After the opening statements, the tribunal will invite the parties to call their witnesses to give their evidence (witness statements are no longer read out by a witness). …

What are the roles of tribunals?

They hear evidence from witnesses but decide the case themselves. Tribunals have limited powers (depending on the jurisdiction of the case) to impose fines and penalties or to award compensation and costs.

When was the Waitangi Tribunal set up in New Zealand?

Waitangi Tribunal. (New Zealand) a body set up in 1975 to deal with claims under the Treaty of Waitangi 1840. It was restructured in 1985. For the Maoris, it is said to be more than a simple consensual contract, having as it does the additional force of the obligation to venerate ancestors’ promises.

What was the purpose of the Treaty of Waitangi?

The Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi is central to everything that the Waitangi Tribunal does. As a standing commission of inquiry, the Waitangi Tribunal is tasked with determining whether Crown actions or omissions are in breach of Treaty principles.

When did the Ngai Tahu Maori Trust Board file a claim?

The Ngāi Tahu Maori Trust Board filed the claim with the Waitangi Tribunal in 1986. The claim covered nine different areas and was heard over two years from 1987. The Tribunal released its three-volume report in 1991 – at that time it was the tribunal’s most comprehensive inquiry.

Why was the Wai 262 tribunal so unusual?

The Wai 262 claim, and the subsequent Ko Aotearoa Tēnei report, is unusual in Tribunal terms because of its wide scope and the contemporary nature of the issues being grappled with.