January 2024 Māori Law Review
2024 Waitangi Tribunal decisions – index
This table lists selected decisions and reports of the Waitangi Tribunal from 2024.
2024 Waitangi Tribunal decisions and reports
| Date | Name | Record | Legislation | Subject | ||
| 2024 | ||||||
| 18.01.24 | He Whenua Karapotia, He Whenua Ngaro: Priority Report on Landlocked Māori Land in the Taihape Inquiry District | Wai 2180, 2024 | Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 | Report on landlocked Māori land in the Taihape Inquiry District. Precedes the Tribunal's main report on the broader Taihape District Inquiry. | ||
| 19.01.24 | Decision on urgency application - Te whakataunga mō te tono ohotata e pā ana ki Te Aka Whai Ora | Wai 3307, #2.5.3 | Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 | Application for urgent hearing. Proposal to disestablish Te Aka Whai Ora (Māori Health Authority). | ||
| 16.02.24 | Decision of the Deputy Chairperson Judge Sarah Reeves on the applications for urgency and priority | Wai 3262, #2.5.6; Wai 2607, #2.5.12 | Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 | Priority inquiry granted. Climate change. | ||
| 16.02.24 | Memorandum-directions of Judge D Stone on the Te Aka Whai Ora Urgent Application | Wai 3307, #2.5.6 | Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975, s 6(1)(c), s 6(6) | Urgent inquiry granted. Non-inteference principle inapplicable to Tribunal. Proposal to disestablish Te Aka Whai Ora (Māori Health Authority). | ||
| 16.02.24 | Preliminary opinion on customary rights in the Kāweka and Gwavas Crown forest licensed lands | Wai 2180, #6.2.58 | Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 | Preliminary opinion. Claims to customary interests in the Kāweka and Gwavas Crown forest licensed lands. | ||
| 28.02.24 | Memorandum-directions of Judge D Stone regarding applications for urgent hearing regarding the repeal of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022 | Wai 2575, #2.6.164 | Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 | Applications for urgent inquiry declined. Proposal to repeal the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022 and regulations. | ||
| 01.03.24 | Memorandum-directions of Deputy Chairperson Judge Sarah Reeves regarding applications for urgent hearing regarding current or pending Crown actions or policies concerning the use and status of te reo Māori in the public sector | Wai 3308, #2.5.10 | Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975; Māori Language Act, ss 6 and 10 | Urgent inquiry granted. Proposed policies concerning the use and status of te reo Māori in the public sector. | ||
| 26.03.24 | Decision of the Deputy-Chairperson Judge Sarah Reeves regarding the Wai 3309, Wai 2959, and Wai 682 urgency applications | Wai 3350, #2.5.1 | Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975; Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 | Urgent inquiry granted. Proposed repeal of s 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989. | ||
| 11.04.24 | Memorandum directions of Judge M J Doogan concerning evidence from the Minister and issuing a summons | Wai 3350, #2.5.7 | Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975; Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 | Summons issued requiring evidence from the responsible Minister. | ||
| 26.07.24 | Reasons for granting an urgent inquiry into the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Financial Assistance Scheme and proposed amendments to the Act | Wai 3400, #2.5.4 | Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975; Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 | Urgent inquiry granted. Changes to MACA Financial Assistance Scheme and proposed amendments to the Act. | ||
