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1

Report of the Waitangi Tribunal on a Claim by PJ Hawke and Others of Ngati Whatua Concerning the Fisheries Regulations
This short report concerns the first claim lodged with the Waitangi Tribunal, which was about fishing rights under the Treaty of Waitangi.

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5

Report on Imposition of Land Tax
This very short report concerns a request for the Tribunal to make representations in connection with the imposition of land tax on land administered by trustees under the Māori Affairs Act 1953.

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11

Report of the Waitangi Tribunal on the Te Reo Māori Claim
This report concerns a claim about the official recognition of Te Reo Māori (the Māori language).

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13

Report on Fisheries Regulations
This very short report concerns a claim about fisheries regulations as they affected Māori in the north.

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19

Report of the Waitangi Tribunal on a Claim Relating to Māori 'Privilege'
This very short report concerns a claim that Māori were accorded special privileges by virtue of their race.

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22

Interim Report to the Minister of Māori Affairs on State-Owned Enterprises Bill
This short interim report concerns submissions that the enactment of the State-Owned Enterprises Bill 1986 would result in Crown lands being unavailable for Treaty settlements.

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Report of the Waitangi Tribunal on Claims Concerning the Allocation of Radio Frequencies
This report concerns a claim about the introduction of a Bill into Parliament on Te Reo Māori and the allocation of radio frequencies.

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176

Report on Broadcasting Claim
This very short report concerns a claim about the Crown’s broadcasting policies.

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262

Ko Aotearoa Tēnei: A Report into Claims Concerning New Zealand Law and Policy Affecting Māori Culture and Identity
This report concerns a claim about indigenous flora and fauna and intellectual and cultural property.

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307

The Fisheries Settlement Report 1992
This report concerns several claims about the 1992 fisheries settlement between the Crown and Māori known as the Sealords deal.

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321

Appointment to the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission Report
This report concerns a claim about the appointment of members to the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission.

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350

Maori Development Corporation Report
This report concerns a claim about the proposed sale by the Government of its shares in the Maori Development Corporation.

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413

Māori Electoral Option Report
This report concerns a claim about the promotion of the Māori electoral option, by which Māori may elect to register on either the Māori roll or the general roll.

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449

Kiwifruit Marketing Report 1995
This short report concerns a claim about the New Zealand Kiwifruit Marketing Board’s monopoly on the exporting of kiwifruit.

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718

The Wananga Capital Establishment Report
The Wananga Capital Establishment Report relates to a claim by three wananga Māori established as tertiary education institutions under the Education Act 1989. The claim concerned the failure of the Crown to recognise the right of Māori, in terms of the Treaty of Waitangi, to receive capital funding, in order to provide properly for the education of Māori through programmes, and in an environment, designed to enhance their tertiary educational opportunities.

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Radio Spectrum Management and Development Final Report
This short report concerns a claim about the auction of rights to the radio spectrum.

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776

Radio Spectrum Management and Development Interim Report
This report concerns a claim about rights to the radio spectrum.

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796

The Petroleum Report
This report concerns claims about the ownership and nationalisation of the petroleum resource.

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The Report on the Management of the Petroleum Resource
This report concerns claims about the modern-day management of the petroleum resource.

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953

Ahu Moana: The Aquaculture and Marine Farming Report
The Wai 953 claimants represent Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Whatua, Te Atiawa ki te Tau Ihu, Ngati Koata, Ngai Tahu, and Ngati Kuia. They claim to have a broad relationship with the coastal marine area and that as an incident of that relationship they have an interest in aquaculture, or more particularly marine farming.

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1024

The Offender Assessment Policies Report
On Monday 10 October 2005, the Waitangi Tribunal released its report on certain policies and procedures used by the Department of Corrections in relation to the assessment of offenders. The Offender Assessment Policies Report considered two specific assessment tools (tests) that were designed and used by the department. The tools helped to identify and assess offenders who were at high risk of reoffending, and were intended to assist the development of programmes that could work towards reducing Māori reoffending.

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1071

Report on the Crown's Foreshore and Seabed Policy
This report is the outcome of an urgent inquiry into the Crown’s policy for the foreshore and seabed of Aotearoa-New Zealand. The many claimant groups represented in the inquiry comprised most of the coastal iwi.

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1177

Interim report of the Waitangi Tribunal on the Te Tai Hauauru
This short interim report concerns a claim about the polling arrangements for the 10 July 2004 Te Tai Hauauru by-election.

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1298

The Report on the Aotearoa Institute claim Concerning Te Wananga o Aotearoa
This report concerns a claim about the control and future of wananga in New Zealand, particularly Te Wananga o Aotearoa.

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