Waitangi Tribunal theme G - Public works takings of Māori land [pdf, 1.4 MB]
...that there are often different understandings of what constitute compulsory ‘takings’ and in practice it is often difficult to separate out public works takings from other types of compulsory land loss. Claimants often refer to takings, for example, whenever land that was owned before 1840 has been lost through Crown action without having been willingly sold or gifted. This can involve issues such as compulsory vestings, punitive confiscations, compulsory perpetual leases, and disputed purc...