The Ngatiwai Trust Board and claimants opposing the Crown's recognition of its mandate are disappointed that whanau may miss out on the final two days of urgency hearings because they're being held in Wellington.
Two final days for the Waitangi Tribunal Hearing into the Crown's recognition of the Ngatiwai Trust Board's deed of mandate will be held in Wellington today and tomorrow after time ran out at a three-day hearing at Whangarei's Toll Stadium in October.
But the fact whanau will have to travel to the Waitangi Tribunal Offices in the capital has disappointed claimants and the Ngatiwai Trust Board (NTB).
Claimant Huhana Lyndon said claimants put their own money and time into preparing and attending urgency hearings and the Wellington venue had caused some constraints.
"We sought twice to have the hearings in Whangarei. It is a huge financial constraint. It impacts the ability to move whanau from Whangarei to Wellington."