The Waitangi Tribunal’s Inquiry into Remaining Historical Claims (Wai 2800) will inquire into any remaining historical Treaty of Waitangi claims with outstanding historical issues that have not yet been heard or resolved to date, and that claimants still wish to bring before the Tribunal.
The inquiry is currently undertaking a process to confirm whether claimants with historical claims have any outstanding historical issues that they wish to be heard in this inquiry.
A historical claim is a claim that:
- was lodged with the Waitangi Tribunal on or before 1 September 2008; and
- relates to Crown enactments, policies, practices, acts or omissions that occurred before 21 September 1992.
If you have a historical claim with the Waitangi Tribunal:
You must advise the Waitangi Tribunal whether you intend to participate in this Inquiry into Remaining Historical Claims (Wai 2800).
This applies to all claimants who submitted historical claims up to or on the statutory deadline of 1 September 2008.
For more information and for a template to respond to the Tribunal, please visit the inquiry webpage or contact: WT.Registrar@justice.govt.nz by Monday 11 May 2026.
For more information:
For further information or assistance with your claim, please see:
- About the Tribunal: Home | Waitangi Tribunal
- About the Inquiry into Remaining Historical Claims: Remaining Historical Claims | Waitangi Tribunal
- About the inquiry process: Claims process | Waitangi Tribunal
To receive filing and updates for this inquiry: WT_Requests@justice.govt.nz