Acting Chairperson

Judge Carrie Wainwright

Judge Carrie Wainwright is the acting chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal. Appointed in 2000 as kaiwhakawā of the Māori Land Court, Judge Wainwright is the judge for the whole of Te Wai Pounamu and for the lower North Island. She is based in Wellington.

Judge Wainwright was formerly a partner of the law firm Buddle Findlay, where she practised as a litigation lawyer for 13 years. During this time, she also worked on secondment to the Treasury and to the Crown–Congress Joint Working Party. She specialised in judicial review and law relating to the Treaty of Waitangi, acting extensively for Māori parties.

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