Regional approach to fast track takutai moana claims 16 Jun 2021 08:24 AM Photo: Radio Waatea Image Database. More Related Stories Andrew Little: Regional approach to fast track takutai moana claims. The Minister of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations hopes a new process for the Marine and Coastal Areas Act will allow the claims to be cleared in 10 to 20 years. The Minister of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations hopes a new process for the Marine and Coastal Areas Act will allow the claims to be cleared in 10 to 20 years. Andrew Little says since the April 2017 deadline for lodging claims, both the High Court and the crown agency responsible or direct negotiations have been struggling to timetable to more than 370 claims - and the process could have taken 100 years to complete.