Te whakahokinga utu mō Wai 2358 Reimbursement forms for Wai 2358

E āhei ana ngā tāngata o raro iho nei ēnei puka te whakamahi:

• ngā kaikerēme e whai wāhi atu ai ki Wai 2358
• ngā mema o tētahi rōpū kerēme, ngā kaitautoko iti iho i te toru mō ia rōpū kerēme
• te hunga whai pānga, hui atu hoki ki ngā kaitaunaki, ngā kaitautoko hoki.

Pānuitia te tauākī matatapu mō ngā pārongo ka kohia ki roto i ēnei puka (ka tukuna koe ki whārangi ipurangi anō)

• Te puka mō te mahi rangahau me te whakarite taunakitanga i mua i te whakawātanga

Te pūtea tautoko rangahau

Whakakīia tēnei puka ki te tono pūtea tautoko mō tētahi kaupapa rangahau.

Ka whakaaro tōnuitia ngā tono pūtea ā ngā kaikerēme e te Manatū hei tautoko i ā rātou kerēme. Mā te Manatū e:

• āta whakaaro mēnā ka kaha hāngai te rangahau ki te kerēme;
• mahi ngātahi ki te Taraipiunara, ngā kaikerēme hoki e mārama ai:
  • he aha te kaupapa o te rangahau
  • he aha te take o te rangahau
  • mā wai te rangahau e utu (mā te Taraipiunara, mā te Manatū rānei).

Te whakarite taunakitanga

Whakakīia tēnei puka ki te tono pūtea hei tautoko i te mahi whakarite taunakitanga.

Mā te Manatū e utu ngā utu tonu me ngā utu whaitake e hāngai ana ki ngā hui whakarite mō ngā kaikerēme, ngā kaitaunaki hoki hei whakaritenga mō ngā kaupapa Taraipiunara.

Mā te Manatū:

• e utu ngā utu mō ā ngā kaikerēme me ngā kaitanunaki hāereere i waenga i ngā hui whakarite. Ka utua ngā mea e whakaaetia ana e ngā ture utu a ngā kaupapa Taraipiunara, arā, ko:
  • te hoko putuputu whaituā hui
  • te hoko putuputu taputapu ataata-rongo
    o te kai
  • ngā kaitautoko iti iho i te toru mō ia rōpū kerēme. Ki te whaitake, ka utua pea he kaitautoko anō.

Ka kōrerotia ngā tono o waho o ēnei ture ki ngā kaikerēme.

• Te puka whakahokinga utu

Whakakīia tēnei puka hei tono whakahokinga utu mō te whakarite taunakitanga, te tae atu rānei ki ngā kaupapa ā te Taraipiunara o Waitangi mō te uiuinga Wāhanga Tuatoru o Wai 2358.

• Te puka ikiiki me ngā wāhi noho

Whakakīia tēnei puka hei tono atu kia tapūia, kia utua hoki e te Manatū te ikiiki me ngā wāhi noho e pai ai tō tae atu ki ngā kaupapa ā te Taraipiunara o Waitangi mō te uiuinga Wāhanga Tuatoru o Wai 2358.

Ngā utu tonu me ngā utu whaitake

Mēnā ka tono mai koe kia whakahokia ētahi utu, mā te Manatū e whakatau ko wēhea ngā utu tonu me ngā utu whaitake kei te āhua o ngā pārongo kua tukuna mai e koe.

Ko ngā mea ka whakaarohia hei te wā whakatau ko wēhea ngā utu tonu me ngā utu whaitake:

• mēnā rānei ka whaitake te taenga atu a tērā tangata, a tērā tangata ki te kaupapa
• te pāmamao o te haerenga a te kaikerēme, a te rōpū kerēme rānei kia tae atu ki te kaupapa, mēnā hoki he whaitake te momo tūnuku kua whakamahia.
• mēnā rānei ka noho te kaikerēme rātou ko tāna rōpū te noho pō.
• ka kōrero mātou ko ngā kaikerēme, ko te rōpū kerēme rānei e mārama pai ai ko wēhea ngā utu whaitake i mua i utunga, i te whakakāhoretanga rānei o tētahi utu.

Mēnā kāore ōu hiahia utu i kōrerohia i ngā whārangi nei, tēnā īmēra mai ki a claimantfunding@mfe.govt.nz kia kōrero tahi ai tāua ki tō tono.

These forms can be used to request funding by:

• a claimant participating in Wai 2358
• a member of a claimant group or support people. In general a total of up to three support people for the claimant group can be funded
• interested parties in Wai 2358 (including their witnesses and support people).

Read our privacy statement relating to information collected within the forms.

• Pre-hearing research and evidence preparation form

Research request

Use this form to apply for funding for a research project.

The Ministry will consider requests from claimants to fund research to support their claims. This will involve:

• considering whether the research has a clear link to the claim
• working with the Tribunal and claimants to identify:
  • the research topic
  • the purpose of the research
  • who should fund the research (the Tribunal or the Ministry). 

Evidence preparation

Use this form to apply for funding to support the preparation of evidence.

The Ministry will fund the actual and reasonable costs to hold preparatory hui for claimants and claimant witnesses to prepare for Tribunal events. This will include:

• funding members within a claimant group and claimant witnesses to travel to and from preparatory hui subject to the same parameters as attending Tribunal events.
• venue hire
• audio-visual (AVL) equipment hire
• catering
• up to three support people per claimant group. More support people can be funded where reasonable.

Additional costs will be considered on a case-by-case basis through discussion with claimants.

• Reimbursement form

Fill in this form to request the reimbursement of costs for preparing evidence or attending an event as part of the Waitangi Tribunal’s Wai 2358 Stage 3 inquiry.

• Attending events form

Complete this form to request the Ministry book and pay for travel and accommodation to attend an event for the Waitangi Tribunal’s Wai 2358 inquiry.

Actual and Reasonable costs

If you ask us to reimburse you, the Ministry will decide which costs are actual and reasonable based on the information you provide.

When deciding if costs are actual and reasonable the Ministry may consider the following:

• if the number of people from a claimant group and support people attending the event is reasonable
• the distance the claimant or claimant group must travel and if a suitable form of travel has been selected
• If there is the need for a claimant and their group to stay overnight.
  MfE will discuss with claimants or claimant counsel what amounts might be reasonable ahead of costs being incurred or rejecting any payments.

If your funding needs are not covered in the costs outlined above, please email the team at claimantfunding@mfe.govt.nz to discuss your request.