Waitangi Tribunal - He Whiritaunoka (Whanganui) chapter 28 [pdf, 857 KB]
...and occurred rarely. The fact that it took the Crown three decades from the time the Native Land Court was established – and the better part of two decades from the time the Native affairs Committee first high lighted the anomaly – to enable appeals as of right, was contrary to its duty to actively protect Māori interests. It was also contrary to its obligation (partly stemming from its undertakings in article 3 of the treaty) to enable Māori to seek reasonable redress for grieva...