Policy highlights: Treaty of Waitangi

Labour and Progressives

* 2008 deadline on filing historical claims

* Aim to settle all claims by 2020

National

* 2005 deadline on filing claims

* 2010 deadline on settling claims

* Better resource Waitangi Tribunal to help speed process

Maori Party

* Would support Labour's plan if more money was put into the Waitangi Tribunal and research and legal assistance for groups wanting to settle.

Greens

* Would support Labour if:

date of lodgement is not also the date for final presentation of all historical evidence

the legislation had an 'exceptional circumstances' clause in case a hapu was unable to lodge a claim earlier for good reason

there was more adequate resourcing for the Waitangi Tribunal

NZ First

* 2010 deadline on filing claims

* Reports on all claims completed by 2012, with intention of all claims being resolved by 2015

Act

* 2006 deadline for filing claims

* 2011 deadline for settlement

United Future

* 2007 deadline for filing claims

* Commit to a goal of 2010 for the settlement of claims

* Resource the claims process to ensure time frames are possible