Treaty of Waitangi - Services

Tony offers advisory and management services for the Crown and Maori in relation to Treaty of Waitangi issues, including:

Pre-negotiation

• Analysis of the environment and constraints within which a negotiation is to take place
• Evaluation of costs, benefits, risks and opportunities
• Design of strategy and scenario planning
• Structure for the negotiations, and team formation
• Liaison with interest groups

Negotiations

• Coordination of advice from lawyers, bankers, RMA specialists, and historians
• Implementation of negotiations
• Drafting deeds and related contracts
• Communications plan
• Inter-agency liaison, particularly with Ministers, senior officials, and the Parliamentary Counsel Office
  

Post-negotiation

• Working with the Parliamentary Counsel Office on drafting legislation to implement any settlement deed
• Approval by Cabinet and information to Caucus and other interest parties
• Legal requirements in relation to consultation with Maori
• Support for the Parliamentary and Select Committee processes
• Implementation of the settlement, including issues of interpretation and execution
• Strategies and structures to ensure effective post-settlement governance