During the research phase, a number of research reports were commissioned by the Waitangi Tribunal and the Joint Research Committee. The Joint Research Committee is comprised of lead claimant representatives of the Inquiry. Each report relates to the thematic issues that have been raised from the claims. 

Research commissioned by the Waitangi Tribunal

The Waitangi Tribunal’s research programme comprises of six reports:

  1. Overview Report One: Recognition of the Roles, Status, Knowledge, and Rangatiratanga of Wāhine Māori from 1840 to 1950.
  2. Overview Report Two: Equity and Disparities in Wellbeing for Wāhine Māori from 1950 to 2000.
  3. Contemporary Justice Issues for Wāhine Māori: Equity and Disparities in Wellbeing from 1990 to 2020.
  4. Wāhine Māori Access to Representation, Leadership, Governance, and Decision-Making Roles in the Public Sector from 1990 to 2020.
  5. Contemporary Employment and Education Issues for Wāhine Māori: Equity and Disparities from 1990 to 2020.
  6. Contemporary Economic Issues for Wāhine Māori: Recognition of Roles, Status, and Knowledge from 1990 to 2020.

An additional audio-visual research project, Takapou Whāriki, was commissioned in June 2023 to gather the oral accounts by wāhine Māori, including those involved in the Mana Wāhine Kaupapa Inquiry. This was completed in March 2024.

If you would like a link to any of the above reports please contact the Waitangi Tribunal WT_Requests@justice.govt.nz

Research commissioned by the Joint Research Committee

The Joint Research Committee research programme comprises of four reports:.

  • Whenua me Te Ao Tūroa: exploring how wāhine Māori have been treated in relation to the land their physical and physical connectedness.
  • Whakapapa and Whānau: exploring the oranga (wellbeing) and intergenerational health of wāhine Māori and their whānau.
  • Rangatiratanga: exploring the mana rangatiratanga of wāhine Māori and their leadership, exercise, and denial of their authority and status in decision-making roles.
  • Whai Rawa: focusing on the term of the economy and wāhine Māori enterprise and collective potential.

Further reports may be commissioned throughout the hearings phase. 

If you have any pātai, email wai2700@women.govt.nz. 

Karanga: Ngā reo o ngā Wāhine Māori

In 1995, as part of the celebration of Te Tau o Te Reo Māori (Māori Language Year), the Ministry of Women's Affairs (now Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women) arranged for wāhine Māori to be interviewed in te reo Māori.