Tauranga Maori Land Alienation - Research Report, 2006

Researching the effects of Public Works legislation on the Maori land remaining in the Tauranga area after war and confiscation.

Role: Research Analyst & Inquiry Facilitator.
Tauranga Moana District Inquiry Stage 2 (Wai 215).
Waitangi Tribunal Unit, Ministry of Justice.

Research Report:

• Belgrave, Michael; Young, Grant; Heinz, Adam; Belgrave, David, ‘Tauranga Maori Land Alienation: A Quantitative Overview, 1886-2006’, research report commissioned by the Waitangi Tribunal, 2006, 131pp (Wai 215 T16a).

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Contributed a sub-project on Public Works takings of Maori land as part of a wider study of Maori land loss in Tauranga Moana.

• Developed a methodology to analyse digitised notices of public works takings in the NZ Gazette.
• Recruited and supervised a team of research assistants for data entry.
• Contributed cleansed data to the main project and wrote a section on methodology for the report.
• Defended research findings on public works under cross-examination.
• Research cited extensively in the report by the Waitangi Tribunal, Tauranga Moana, 1886-2006.

Responsibilities:

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

Technology:

• Excel
• MS Access

Outcomes:

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