Treaty settlement commitments
Te Haeata – the Settlement Portal
Te Haeata provides agencies an online database of the commitments that are made in deeds of settlement and settlement legislation. It enables agencies to more easily search, view and know their settlement commitments.
tehaeata.govt.nz(external link)
Te Arawhiti provides training on Te Haeata for agencies. If you are interested in this training, please email tehaeata@tearawhiti.govt.nz
Guidance for Crown: Updating status of commitments on Te Haeata
Crown agencies have legal obligations to deliver the Treaty settlement commitments they are responsible for under deeds of settlement and settlement legislation.
Te Haeata allows agencies to track their progress in delivering those commitments.
Guidance has been developed for the Crown to update the status of commitments.
Guidance for Crown: Updating status of commitments on Te Haeata – the Settlement Portal [PDF, 688 KB]
This guidance assists agencies with:
- entering a delivery-progress status and adding meaningful comments to the commitments they are responsible for
- providing documentation to support the status they have assigned and
- keeping the progress statuses and comments up to date.
If you have any questions about this guidance or the work of updating the status of commitments, please contact the Te Haeata Administration Team at tehaeata@tearawhiti.govt.nz
Guidance for Crown: Crown Expectations for Crown Treaty Settlement Commitment Holders
These expectations are to support a culture of delivering on Treaty settlement commitments across the Crown so that settlements are durable and support true Treaty partnership. Guidance Crown expectations for Crown Treaty settlement commitment holders. [PDF, 113 KB]
Guidance: Crown Post-Settlement Issues Resolution Pathway
Guidance has been developed to explain the Crown’s process for resolving post-settlement issues, as set out in He Korowai Whakamana – the Crown’s framework for enhancing oversight of and accountability for settlements of historical Treaty of Waitangi claims.
Guidance Crown post-settlement issue resolution pathway. [PDF, 144 KB]
Right of First Refusal guides
A series of guides have been developed to provide information on the Rights of First Refusal (RFR) that are included in Treaty settlements.
The guides are available on the Toitū Te Whenua – Land Information New Zealand website(external link)
The guides have been developed collaboratively by Toitū Te Whenua and Te Arawhiti.