Wai 262 Expert Witnesses
Wai 262 Lodged
More than 31 years ago on 9 October 1991, rangatira from across Aotearoa lodged the Wai 262 claim with the Waitangi Tribunal. There were 25 Wai 262 hearings throughout Aotearoa from 1998 until 2007.
130+ Experts presented
More than 130 taonga and mātauranga Māori experts presented at these hearings, some of who were rangatahi at the time. These hearings were held in Te Tai Tokerau, Tāmaki Makaurau, Te Tairāwhiti, Waiariki, Takitimu, Te Ūpoko o te Ika and Whakatū.
Years on we hear from experts
The last ten hearings were presided over by Honourable Justice Joe Williams. Decades later, we hear from the taonga and mātauranga Māori expert witnesses (and their whānau) who presented at Wai 262 hearings.
The claimants vision and aspiration seeks to restore “te tino rangatiratanga o te Iwi Māori in respect of flora and fauna and all of our taonga.” Taonga being those things and values which we treasure, material, non-material, tangible and intangible.