It is not considered to be in the best interests of Aotearoa New Zealand to lock a significant section of the population into a grievance mentality so United supports the policy of attempting to remedy provable historical grievances for all New Zealanders.

• Recognition that the Treaty is a document for all New Zealanders.
• Commitment to fair and reasonable settlement of legitimate Treaty grievances.
• Settlements are reached within a liberal democratic society without violating the norms of that society.
• Settlements must be generous, without being excessive, to ensure grievances can be effectively and fairly dealt with.

UNITED FUTURE WILL

• Encourage grievances to be brought into the open and resolved through the appropriate process.
• Budget a fiscal cap of $200 million per year to meet grievances.
• Set a time limit of the year 2010 for the settlement of historical grievances.
• Encourage the Treaty to become an instrument of reconciliation between the different ethnic groups of New Zealand through promoting a sense of ownership of the Treaty by all New Zealanders.
• Allow all New Zealanders the right to invoke the Treaty in the resolution of legitimate grievances.

• Fair and legitimate settlement of Treaty grievances.
• Settlements must be generous, without being excessive.
• The Treaty to become an instrument of reconciliation between the different ethnic groups of New Zealand.

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