Waitangi Tribunal - Wai 2200 2.5.77 Scoping report [pdf, 755 KB]
...preference is to negotiate with large natural groupings, and to negotiate all the historical Treaty claims of that grouping at the same time in a comprehensive settlement. The benefits of the policy include reducing overlapping claims, fragmentation, and costs. 28. Counsel submitted that the policy is well established and has been supported by the Waitangi Tribunal. 29. Counsel noted that the Crown has developed principles for mandating in order to recognise the appropriate peopl...