Waitangi Tribunal
Topics
- Treaty Principles Bill and hīkoiQuiet since 25 Nov 2024
- Regulatory Standards BillQuiet since 8 Jul 2025
- Taranaki seabed mining fast-track bidQuiet since 19 Aug 2025
- Waitangi Tribunal and Treaty policy debateQuiet since 28 Sep
- Treaty Principles Bill submissions and haka inquiryQuiet since 26 Mar 2025
- Opinion polls ahead of 2026 electionQuiet since 3 Oct
All stories
October 2026
- Protections restored to Waikanae Māori burial ground after 56 years
- Letters discuss political campaigns and potential coalition agreements
September 2026
- Luxon responds to NZ First proposal to abolish Waitangi Tribunal
- NZ First pledges to abolish Waitangi Tribunal if re-elected
- Te Wiki o te Reo Māori: Honouring the pioneers who saved the language
- ACT proposes abolishing Waitangi Tribunal after historical claims are settled
- Te Pāti Māori proposes binding Te Tiriti through constitutional reform
July 2026
October 2025
- Waitangi Tribunal finds citizenship law breaches Treaty of Waitangi rights
- Waitangi Tribunal finds Government breached Te Tiriti over te reo Māori
September 2025
July 2025
- Waitangi Tribunal rejects application to halt Pātea seabed mining bid
- Waitangi Tribunal considers claim over Pātea seabed mining project
June 2025
May 2025
- Cabinet approves draft of Regulatory Standards Bill for House introduction
- Waitangi Tribunal recommends immediate halt to Regulatory Standards Bill+2
- Waitangi Tribunal hears concerns over new Regulatory Standards Bill
- Waitangi Tribunal holds urgent hearing on ACT's Regulatory Standards Bill
March 2025
February 2025
January 2025
- Parliament begins hearings for the Treaty Principles Bill
- Minister replaces half of Waitangi Tribunal membership
- Descendants of Treaty of Waitangi translators oppose Treaty Principles Bill