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Wai 262 inquiry documents

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Wai 262 inquiry documents

The vast body of research and evidence built up by Waitangi Tribunal historians during the course of a hearing is graphically illustrated in this 2007 photograph. It shows the boxes of files for the Wai 262 inquiry regarding claims to indigenous flora, fauna and cultural knowledge and customs. 

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Nancy Swarbrick, Public history – Treaty of Waitangi history, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/44452/wai-262-inquiry-documents (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 10 March 2014.