July 24, 2017
Maniapoto claims on track
Maniapoto treaty negotiators are on track to completing its Agreement in Principle with the Crown.
Lead negotiator Nanaia Mahuta says the final hui with iwi and hapu are taking place currently and they're on track to completing this phase by early August.
She admits the process to this stage has been challenging but there's a general sense of positivity and aspiration.
"The Agreement in principle, it's a non-binding agreement but it sets the direction of the conversation between the Crown and Ngati Maniapoto going into the Deed of Settlement phase," says Nanaia Mahuta.
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