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6 November 2023
John Aitchison
[FYI request #24327 email]
Ref: OIA 107731
Tēnā koe John
Official Information Act request: Salaries of members of the Waitangi Tribunal
I refer to your email of 3 October 2023, to Hon Andrew Little requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), information relating to the amount paid in the past financial
year to members of the Waitangi Tribunal. Your request was transferred to the Ministry of
Justice (the Ministry) for response. Specifically, you requested:
‘Salaries of members of the Waitangi Tribunal’
Could you please tell me the total amount paid in the last financial year to members of
the Waitangi Tribunal.
I am responding to your request as it falls within my responsibilities as Group Manager,
Courts and Tribunals, Regional Service Delivery and is being managed in accordance with
the provisions of the Act.
In response to your request, $1,157,327.71 was paid to Waitangi Tribunal members in the
2022/23 financial year.
If you require any further information, please contact Media & Social Media Manager Joe
Locke at [email address]
Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be published on the
Ministry website at: justice.govt.nz/about/official-information-act-requests/oia-responses/
If you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the
Office of the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act. The Office of the Ombudsman may
be contacted by email to [email address] or by phone on 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Jacquelyn Shannon
Group Manager, Courts and Tribunals, Regional Service Delivery