There have been 1,070 contemporary claims made to the Waitangi Tribunal. So far I can only find one of those claims (the 1995 Kiwifruit Marketing Claim) that did not find the Crown or Government had breached the Treaty. So it would seem that somewhere between 99% and 99.9% of all claims result in the Waitangi Tribunal saying the Government is wrong.
David Farrar runs Curia Market Research, a specialist opinion polling and research agency, and the popular Kiwiblog where this article was sourced. He previously worked in the Parliament for eight years, serving two National Party Prime Ministers and three Opposition Leaders
David Farrar runs Curia Market Research, a specialist opinion polling and research agency, and the popular Kiwiblog where this article was sourced. He previously worked in the Parliament for eight years, serving two National Party Prime Ministers and three Opposition Leaders
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Why wait until historic claims are concluded? The Tribunal has been in existence for over 50 years, so if some Maori group hasn't got it's claim in by now they should make their claim directly to the government. Ordinary people have a six year limitation period to make legal claims. Isn't 50 years long enough for iwi?
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