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Story: Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi

Waitangi Tribunal members, 2023

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Members of the Waitangi Tribunal are chosen for their specialist knowlege and experience. 

These are the members of the tribunal in 2023: 

Left to right: (back row) Basil Morrison CNZM JP, Dr Paul Hamer, Judge Aidan Warren, Dr Grant Phillipson, Derek Fox, Dr Ruakere Hond, Herewini Te Koha;
(second row) Dr Monty Soutar ONZM, Judge Stephanie Milroy, Judge Rachel Mullins, Professor Rawinia Higgins, Dr Hana O'Regan, Kim Ngarimu, Professor Susy Frankel, Ron Crosby; 
(front row) : Judge Carrie Wainwright, Kevin Prime, Deputy Chief Judge Caren Fox, Chief Judge Wilson Isaac, Judge Sarah Reeves, Sir Pou Temara, Judge Craig Coxhead. 

Absent: Judge Michael Doogan, Judge Miharo Armstrong, Judge Terena Wara, Judge Damian Stone, Judge Te Kani Williams, Dr Robyn Anderson, Prue Kapua, Dr Thomas Roa, Tania Simpson, Dame Margaret Bazley ONZ DNZM, Sir Douglas Kidd KNZM, Dr Ann Parsonson, Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith CNZM

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Mark Derby, Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi – Hearing and reporting on claims, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/32503/waitangi-tribunal-members-2012 (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Mark Derby, published 15 June 2012, reviewed and revised 4 February 2026 with assistance from Waitangi Tribunal Unit.