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Treaty of Waitangi settlements: Successful symbolic reparation

New Zealand’s ambitious Treaty of Waitangi settlements policy aims to achieve the ‘full and final’ settlement of the historical injustices Māori suffered through Crown1 action and inaction that breached the 1840 treaty. In the broadest sense, treaty settlement policy can be judged a success. The process of addressing treaty grievances began tentatively in the 1970s under considerable, sustained pressure from Māori. It gathered momentum in the 1990s with bipartisan political support (despite public ambivalence) and is now nearing completion. The Waitangi Tribunal is the independent commission tasked with inquiring into Māori claims and making recommendations to the government for redress. To date, it has issued more than 100 reports relating to almost 80 per cent of New Zealand’s landmass. The government department negotiating treaty settlements, the Office of Treaty Settlements (OTS), aims to complete historical settlements with all ‘willing and able groups’ by 2020. By March 2018, the OTS had completed more than 60 settlements.