Researching the effects of different legal structures on Maori land ownership in the Central North Island.

Role: Research Analyst & Inquiry Facilitator.
Central North Island Regional inquiry (WAI 1200).
Waitangi Tribunal Unit, Ministry of Justice.

Research Report:

  • Bayley, Nicholas; Boulton, Leanne; Heinz, Adam, ‘Maori Land Trusts and Incorporations in the Twentieth Century in the Central North Island Inquiry Region’, research report commissioned by the Waitangi Tribunal, 2005, 227pp (Wai 1200 G4).

Assessing the success of Maori land trusts and incorporations in the Central North Island Inquiry Region.

  • Analysed previously-unutilised data from CFRT’s Land History and Alienation Database
  • Jointly presented and defended research findings under six hours of cross-examination
  • Research cited extensively in the report by the Waitangi Tribunal, He Maunga Rongo.

Responsibilites:

  • Develop datasets from archival records.
  • Supervise research assistants.
  • Meet research deadlines.
  • Present and defend research findings.

Technology:

  • Excel
  • MS Access.

Outcome:

  • Research presented.
  • Research findings accepted by a commission of inquiry.

2005

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