Cabinet paper - Initial scope of Crown/Māori Relations portfolio [pdf, 462 KB]
...has varied across the country and over time. 3. The Crown accepts, however, that excessive land loss (as well as a wide range of Treaty breaches like the loss of autonomy and control of and access to resources) has harmed Māori social, cultural, environmental and economic development. 4. These historical events form the basis of the claims that the Crown and Māori negotiate to settle. Restoration of the Crown/Māori relationship is one of the Crown’s Treaty settlement negotiating p...