ACT sets out plan to wind up Waitangi Tribunal

Act wants to abolish the Waitangi Tribunal. What do experts make of the party’s policy?

David Seymour says the Waitangi Tribunal has done its dash. But do Andrew Little, Carwyn Jones, Chris Finlayson and others agree? The Act Party announced yesterday that if it’s part of the next government, it wants to disestablish the Waitangi Tribunal. The policy would remove the tribunal’s ability to inquire into contemporary Māori claims of Crown breaches of the treaty. Instead, the tribunal’s sole focus would be settling all outstanding hist…

ACT sets out plan to wind up Waitangi Tribunal

The ACT Party wants to wind up the Waitangi Tribunal, saying its contemporary inquiries have become increasingly ideological and expansive.

Finish The Settlements, Wind Up The Waitangi Tribunal

ACT supports completing full and final historical Treaty settlements as a pragmatic way to resolve past injustices.

ACT reveals plan to end Waitangi Tribunal

ACT reveals plan to end Waitangi Tribunal

ACT would disestablish Waitangi Tribunal once outstanding Treaty claims completed

Under the policy, all remaining historical Treaty claims will be completed, while the Waitangi Tribunal’s contemporary jurisdiction will end.

Act wants to abolish Waitangi Tribunal once final historical claim settled

The Act Party is promising to wind up the Waitangi Tribunal once the final historical claims are heard, if elected. The party is promising to amend the...