Wai 262 claim enters new phase

One of the largest, most complex, and longest-running Treaty of Waitangi claims is entering a new phase this year. The flora and fauna claim -- more commonly known as Wai 262 -- was lodged in 1991 by a group of concerned kuia from the North. It deals with cultural and intellectual property rights - and calls for protection and authority over indigenous species, traditional knowledge, Maori symbols, designs, and other cultural property.