Waitangi Tribunal
Richard Prebble resigns from Waitangi Tribunal
Richard Prebble has resigned from the Waitangi Tribunal less than five months after his controversial appointment. The former Labour Minister, who later joined ACT, said the Tribunal's interpretation… Audio
For Māori-Crown relations, a 'spicy' start to the year
From the Treaty Principles Bill submissions to Rātana to the Waitangi Tribunal shake-up, 2025 looks to be a big year for race relations in Aotearoa.
In 2025, a pivotal year for Maori-Crown relations
From the Treaty Principles Bill submissions to Ratana to the Waitangi Tribunal shake-up, 2025 looks to be a big year for race relations in Aotearoa Audio
Lawyers defend blocking Chhour's Waitangi Tribunal summons
Crown lawyers today laid out their case to try and block a Waitangi Tribunal summons issued to the Minister for Children, Karen Chhour. Maori News Editor Taiha Molyneux speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio
Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi for Sun 22 Jan 2023
In the first Te Waonui of the year, our Maori news team gauge reaction to the prime minister's resignation, and Jacinda Ardern's relationship with tangata whenua; reaction to a significant Waitangi… Audio
Resources for claimants to the Waitangi Tribunal
How bad is the resourcing gap between the Crown and claimants before the Waitangi Tribunal? This week some of the Tribunal's hearings focused on the organisation itself and the difficulties some Maori… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal hears of impact of FASD on whānau
The Waitangi Tribunal has been told about the catastrophic impact of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, or FASD, on whānau Māori and the neglect of the Crown in addressing access to support.
The… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal drills into vaccine rollout
Special government advisors have told the Waitangi Tribunal they don't know why ethnicity hasn't been a greater focus of the vaccine rollout.
Covid-19 modeller Shaun Hendy says his advice showed a… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal begins special hearing on Covid-19 response
The Waitangi Tribunal has heard the government's design of the Covid vaccine rollout left Māori on the back foot from the start.
The Tribunal granted a special hearing into the Government's handling… Audio
Māori transition authority recommended for tamariki in need
The Waitangi Tribunal has delivered a scathing report into operations of Oranga Tamariki and suggested the government step back.
Instead it wants to see a Māori transition authority to work out how… Audio
'Status quo cannot continue' - Children's Minister responds to Waitangi Tribunal finding on Oranga Tamariki
One of the key findings in the Waitangi Tribunal’s investigation into Oranga Tamariki has found the Crown “guilty of direct and sustained breaches of Māori Treaty rights”.
It condemns the state's… Video, Audio
Minister wants time to consider Waitangi Tribunal findings
The Waitangi Tribunal wants an independent Māori body to be set up, to eliminate the need for tamariki Māori to be in state care. The urgent inquiry by the Tribunal found there was a consistent… Audio
Roimata Smail: children interacting with Aotearoa's history
Napier-based lawyer with a passion for education and an unswerving belief in its capacity to make positive changes in our society Roimata Smail speaks with Kathryn Ryan about her sixteen year career… Audio
Concerns as High Court overturns Waitangi Tribunal ruling
Some in the Māori legal community are concerned by the High Court's use of tikanga to overrule the Waitangi Tribunal.
The High Court has overturned the Tribunal's order that $800 million of… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal hearing on Maori homelessness
The Waitangi Tribunal is hearing the Crown's failing to adequately support many whānau Māori to attain the basic human right of having a roof over their head.
The Kaupapa Inquiry is looking at… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into Oranga Tamariki reconvenes
The Waitangi Tribunal's urgent inquiry into Oranga Tamariki has reconvened in Wellington, during a week where the agency has come under continued scrutiny. Māni Dunlop speaks to RNZ's Te Aniwa… Audio
Te Waonui a TMK for week ending Friday 23 October 2020
The Māori Party's Rawiri Waititi has his first day in parliament since his preliminary win in Waiariki; Protesters stand their ground in Opua to oppose a housing development; and the Waitangi Tribunal… Audio
Oranga Tamariki bosses at Waitangi Tribunal
Oranga Tamariki's bosses are fronting up to the Waitangi Tribunal today. The tribunal's urgent inquiry into Oranga Tamariki, which in part seeks to find out why Māori are dispropotionately taken into… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal's Hauraki treaty settlement criticisms a step forward - iwi
Iwi opposed to the Pare Hauraki Treaty settlement are hailing the Waitangi Tribunal's recent report into the Crown's overlapping claims process as a significant step forward.
Waitangi Tribunal's scathing report on Crown's Pare Hauraki deal
The Waitangi Tribunal has released a scathing report on how the Crown dealt with iwi opposed to the Pare Hauraki treaty settlement, saying it not only trampled on their mana but created fresh… Video, Audio
