Settling Treaty Claims in New Zealand: are we resolving or creating disputes?
2 hour workshop

Ian Macduff and Mereana Hond 

This workshop and presentation explores two key linked issues:

first, the nature of intra-tribal value based disputes emerging during Treaty claim settlement negotiations between Mäori and the State and the mechanisms available for the management of this conflict;

and second, the role of capacity building training in the preparation of first nations people for negotiations and for the process of reconciliation with the State

The workshop will commence with a presentation of Treaty claim settlements in New Zealand. The central focus is to facilitate discussion and insight into the issues raised, particularly in relation to the complex intra-tribal dimension that is increasingly demanding attention from those who negotiate these settlements. The session will encourage consideration of the broader indigenous context. It will also present examples of how dispute resolution models are being applied and adapted within the Treaty claims processes.

Mereana Hond is of English, Dutch and Maori descent, with principal tribal affiliations to Taranaki Tuturu. A lecturer at the Faculty of Law and the School of Maori Studies, at Victoria University of Wellington, Mereana has broad teaching and research experience in dispute resolution, second language acquisition and issues relating to the Treaty of Waitangi.

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