Ngā pānui katoa

On 5 November 2024, the Waitangi Tribunal released chapter 6 of its report Ngā Mātāpono/The Principles

Today the Waitangi Tribunal launched its refreshed website. It now also features a language-toggle component for the website to be accessible in te reo Māori.

The report considers the Treaty compliance of the policy development process that the Government followed in seeking to amend the Takutai Moana Act, along with the proposed amendments, and whether these cause prejudice to Māori.

The claimants allege the Crown did not sufficiently involve or consider Te Rūnanga Nui or Kura Kaupapa Māori in the Tomorrow’s Schools review and reform process, from 2018 to 2022.

The report concerns Crown policies to progress a Treaty Principles Bill and to review legislative enactments referring to ‘the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi’

The report concerns the Crown’s proposed repeal of amendments made to the Local Electoral Act 2001 by the Local Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Act 2021