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1. Waitangi Tribunal Part 2 Report on stage 1 of the Te Paparahi o Te Raki inquiry [pdf, 4.4 MB]

   ...1830s, increasing contact – including the settlement of some hundreds of British subjects – had brought this policy into question in New Zealand. Missionary societies in particular lob- bied for increased action by the British Government to restrain disorderly Britons and to protect Māori. In response to these views, and because Britain’s burgeoning com- mercial interests in New Zealand required that the peace be kept, the Government had appointed a British resident to the Bay of Isl...

2. Waitangi Tribunal theme U - Land with All Woods and Waters [pdf, 1010 KB]

   .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 2: Resource Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Wai 262 claim 9; Preserving biodiversity 10; Eco-system restoration 13; Manawhenua/Kaitiakitanga 14; Claimant contentions 15; Hapu autonomy 15; The original possessors of the land 17; Boundaries 19; Commission: In particular, who controlled the transfer or alienation of rights to flora and fauna 21; Commission: In particula...

3. Proactive-release-OIA-review-Aug22.pdf [pdf, 30 MB]

   ...concerns that public servants can be reluctant to provide free and frank advice because they are concerned they will not be able to withhold it under the Act. Amongst other things, the work programme has focused on improving officials understanding of when advice can be given and received in confidence. The Ombudsman’s guidance has sought to emphasise that withholding free and frank advice is permissible, including where discussion and advice is at an early stage. 12. Internationally, there...

4. 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...