The Red Book

Introduction to the Red Book

The Red Book — ‘Ka tika ā muri, ka tika ā mua — Healing the past, building a future’ — is a guide to Treaty of Waitangi claims and negotiations with the Crown.

Overlapping interests

Overlapping interests is a crucial part of every historical Treaty of Waitangi settlement.

• Introduction
• Preface
• What are overlapping interests?
• The Crown’s understanding of customary interests and associations
• What principles and guidelines underpin the resolution of overlapping interests?
• How does the overlapping interests process work?
• How do overlapping interests influence the redress offered by the Crown?
• What happens if overlapping interests can’t be resolved by agreement?
• Further information
• Questions and answers