Te Waka Hi Ika o Te Arawa v Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission - [2000] 1 NZLR 285

Fishing and fisheries — Maori fishing rights — Whether Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission required to distribute assets to iwi (tribes) — Whether Urban Maori Authorities entitled to allocation — Treaty of Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Act 1992, ss 3, 9(a)(iii), 15, 17 and 18.

Maori and Maori land — Customary Maori rights — Whether fishing rights held by hapu (sub-tribes) or iwi — Effect of statutory settlements on customary rights.

Statutes — Interpretation — Maori word in statute — Maori Fisheries Act 1989, Schedule 1A.