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Maori Land Court minutes [manuscript], 1888.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-Maori 88/3
Scope and Contents

These minutes, written in Maori, record a sitting of the Native Land Court at Otorohanga in 1888, concerning the land of Te Oro. They cover claimants' speeches and cross-examination, but not the complete case. Writer unknown.

Dates: 1888 - 1888

Steve Webster collection of evidence presented at Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission hearings.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-Vault 146
Scope and Contents Evidence presented at hearings to determine appropriate allocation of Maori fishing assets by Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission collated by anthropolgist Dr Steve Webster, who also presented evidence at the hearings. The hearings held in the New Zealand High Court were to determine two questions: whether allocation of assets prior to the 1992 Deed of Settlement over Maori fisheries (the "Sealords deal") must be exclusively to iwi, and secondly, is "iwi" taken to mean...
Dates: 1988 - 1998