These guidelines exist to make sure that there is a fair and consistent way of looking at claims involving natural resources and harbours.

They cover such things as:

• the matters that must be considered when developing an arrangement to involve iwi in natural resource management
• the role of local authorities when arrangements are being negotiated
• consistency with existing laws, eg the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 or the Resource Management Act 1991
• possible redress
• potential funding to support good management of the resources in the future.

You can download the detailed guidelines as PDF documents.

• Parameters for Treaty settlement negotiations over natural resources (PDF 74KB)
• Parameters for Treaty settlement negotiations over harbours and other parts of the coast (PDF 123KB)