Photo Credits

The Tribunal would like to thank Paul Hamer for the use of his photographs on this site.

The main photograph on the homepage is of Aunty Miriama Tahi, of Ngati Rarua and Ngati Maniapoto descent. The shot was taken during a site visit to Wairau Bar in August 2000 as part of the northern South Island inquiry, and we thank Aunty Miriama Tahi for permission to use her image.

The small photograph underneath the ‘Claims Process’ heading is of Jim Walker, a Ngāti Kuia kaumatua, at Canvastown in April 2003 during a northern South Island hearing site visit with (from left) Tribunal member John Clarke, Tribunal staff claims administrator Lisa Hippolite, Tribunal member Professor Keith Sorrenson, and Tribunal presiding officer Deputy Chief Judge Wilson Isaac.

The small photograph underneath the ‘Inquiries’ heading is of (from left) Tribunal staff senior research officer Dean Cowie, Crown counsel Craig Linkhorn (obscured), Tribunal member Professor Keith Sorrenson, researcher David Alexander, and Ngāti Pahauwera claimant Ruku Wainohu. The picture was taken on a site visit at at the Ngāti Pahauwera hearing in Mohaka in November 1997. A larger version of this photograph also appears on the ‘Inquiries’ page.

The small photograph underneath the ‘View Reports’ heading is of Ngāti Tu claimant Bevan Taylor at Te Haroto Marae at the handover ceremony for the Mohaka ki Ahuriri Report in May 2004. A larger version of this photograph also appears on the introduction to ‘View Reports’.