Flora and fauna Legal Counsel Pro Bono Support needed!

Flora and fauna Legal Counsel Pro Bono Support needed!

Flora and fauna Legal Counsel Pro Bono Support needed!
Tiaki Taonga Trust- Wai 262 Flora and fauna

Estimated Time: 2 - 4 Hours Over 1 - 12 Months

Pro Bono legal counsel advice and representation with expertise across all sectors of the Wai 262 flora and fauna claim. The Wai 262 claim was a Waitangi Tribunal claim lodged in 1991. It was called the ‘Wai 262’ claim as it was the 262nd claim lodged in the Waitangi Tribunal. It was also known as the ‘flora and fauna’ claim. The claim was one of the largest and most complex in the Waitangi Tribunal’s history. It was the Waitangi Tribunal’s first ‘whole-of-government’ inquiry – examining the policy areas of more than 20 government departments and agencies.

Working location

Hokianga- flexibility and virtual accepted

Proposed project steps with time estimates

Volunteer - Pro bono legal representation and support - ongoing role.

What We Have In Place

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Tiaki Taonga Trust- Wai 262 Flora and fauna
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Vision
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New Zealand wide
Mission
The Trust aims to help with issues surrounding climate change, environmental aspects of NZ government policies, international involvement, historical and contemporary flora and fauna claims in NZ such as Wai 262 claim which is the largest Māori claim in NZ and well known internationally.
What we Do
We are involved both nationally and internationally due to the broad spectrum level of this claim across all Crown Ministries in NZ.