Lecture 19: Waitangi Tribunal Flashcards
(28 cards)
What was the government’s approach to Māori after World War II?
Government policies urged Māori to integrate into Pākehā society.
What was the Hunn Report, and what did it recommend?
It was a major government policy document recommending that Māori urbanise, give up their lands, and not concentrate on Te Reo Māori.
When was the Hunn Report made?
1960
What was the impact of the Māori Affairs Act 1953?
It led to further Māori land loss.
When was the Māori Land March?
1975
Who organised the 1975 Māori Land March?
Te Rōpu o te Matakite
Where did the 1975 Land March start and end?
Started at Te Hapua (Northland) ended at Wellington
Who led the 1975 Land March?
Whina Cooper
Who was Whina Cooper?
a prominent Māori leader who led the 1975 Māori Land March to Parliament
What was the political impact of the 1975 Māori Land March?
It pressured the Labour Government to establish the Waitangi Tribunal to investigate Treaty grievances.
What was the cultural impact of the 1975 Land March?
It sparked public questioning of 19th-century colonial history and coincided with the publication of Dick Scott’s book on Parihaka
What was Bastion Point?
It was the last piece of Ngāti Whātua land at Ōrākei, Auckland
Why was Bastion Point significant?
Protestors occupied the land to oppose a housing development
The crown over the years had taken all of the land, all they had left was a church and a graveyard
When was the protest at Bastion Point?
1977
Who once owned the land at Bastion Point?
Ngāti Whātua
How long did the Bastion Point protest last?
After 506 days the police and army arrived en masse, to remove them.
What is the Treaty of Waitangi Act?
Legislation establishing the Waitangi Tribunal to investigate breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi
When was the Treaty of Waitangi Act passed?
October 10th 1975
What is Section 6 of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975?
It allows Māori to claim they were prejudicially affected by Crown actions or omissions that breached the principles of the Treaty.
When was the Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act passed?
1985
What did the Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1985 do?
It extended the Tribunal’s power to hear claims dating back before 1975, leading to a flood of claims.
What was the first major case heard by the Waitangi Tribunal after 1985?
Orakei Report (1987)
The Bastion Point case.
What was the Orakei Report (1987)?
A Waitangi Tribunal report that condemned the Crown’s historical actions in taking Ngāti Whātua land
What did the Orakei Report (1987) conclude?
Found them in breach of the Treaty’s principles and their “duty of active protection”
They gave some land back and gave compensation
