New Ombudsman opinion – Information Regarding Treaty Negotiations

The Chief Ombudsman has released her opinion on a complaint about the withholding of information relating to Whanganui River Iwi Treaty of Waitangi negotiations. While some information was released during the investigation because of progress in the negotiations, the Chief Ombudsman found the remainder was properly withheld. There was a real risk that release would harm the relationship between the Crown and the Whanganui Iwi and thus detrimentally affect the Crown’s ability to finalise its negotiations with the Iwi. You can read the full opinion here.

288181__request_for_info_re_treaty_negotiations.pdf