Criteria For Assistance

If you are a Māori claimant group with Waitangi Tribunal claims, which involve, or could involve, Crown forest licensed land, you may be eligible for Trust assistance.

Applicants who establish eligibility will then be able to apply for assistance from the Trust.

Purpose Of Trust Assistance

The Trust can assist Māori claimants in the preparation, presentation and negotiation of claims before the Waitangi Tribunal, which involve, or could involve, Crown forest licensed land.

Eligibility Requirements

The Trust’s eligibility requirements have been designed in accordance with our Trust Deed, to provide assurance that an applicant group has the ability to both manage any funds it might receive from the Trust and to complete the settlement process.

Applying the eligibility requirements enables the Trust to provide assistance to as many eligible claimants as possible in the most effective and efficient way, and ensure that this assistance results in material progress towards the resolution of claims over Crown forest licensed land.

Claimant groups must meet the following two requirements to establish eligibility for assistance from the Trust.

Requirement 1: Enter A Settlement Pathway

Demonstrate your group meets the requirements of the Trust for entering either:

• The Waitangi Tribunal pathway, or,
• The direct negotiations (Office of Treaty Settlements) pathway.

Requirement 2: Demonstrate Organisational Capability And Fit With Crown Priorities

Demonstrate your group meets the Trust’s requirements for organisational capability and financial accountability, and that your claim is viewed as a priority by either the Waitangi Tribunal or the Office of Treaty Settlements. 

Claimants groups that have successfully established eligibility may then apply for funding assistance from the Trust. 

Our eligibility requirements are detailed in ‘Establishing Eligibility For Assistance From The Crown Forestry Rental Trust’.

Also, see our 'Eligibility Application Form'

Our requirements for funding assistance are covered in ‘Applying For Funding From The Crown Forestry Rental Trust’