Involvement

1.1.   Claims work teams
The following is a brief overview/terms of reference for the work of each of the work teams at this stage of claims preparation

Work teams – terms of reference

Political Relationships

Liaison with:

  • Minister for Treaty Negotiations
  • Office of Treaty Settlements
  • Waitangi Tribunal
  • Crown Forestry Rental Trust
  • Ōtorohanga District Council
  • Waipā District Council
  • Environment Waikato

Iwi Relationships

Liaison with:

  • Ngā Tai o Te Uru
  • Waikato Raupatu Lands Trust
  • Ngāti Maniapoto Trust Board
  • Ngāti Mahuta
  • Ngā Tai o Kāwhia

Communications

  • Writing newsletters
  • Operating a whānau phone tree
  • Drafting press releases
  • Drafting newspaper articles
  • Radio and TV interviews
  • Hui attendance
  • Managing social networking for the claims
  • Writing content for the website

Registration

  • Promoting the Hikairo registration process with whānau
  • Verification of whānau whakapapa
  • Liaison with whānau when there are queries
  • Data entry of approved registrations
  • Communication with whānau about completed registrations

Research

  • Searching for relevant claims-related historical events among whānau
  • Undertaking specific investigation of events for the Research Manager
  • Writing up research material for research report purposes
  • Editing draft documents
  • Explaining historical issues at claimant hui

Claimant hui

  • Hui design
  • Preparation of materials for hui
  • Help with catering
  • Advertising hui details to whānau
  • Hui facilitation
  • Hui follow-up

Legal

  • Liaison with legal counsel
  • Briefing counsel
  • Working with legal counsel at hui
  • Interpret legal issues into claims management discussions

Website management

  • Developing website content
  • Gathering appropriate images for use on website
  • Gathering interviews and waiata for use on website
  • Upload materials onto the website
  • Review website content regularly for relevance
  • Manage any interactive processes that can be activated on site

1.2.   You are warmly invited to get involved with our claims work – contact Tony Spelman for next steps.