June 30, 2019
Treaty top ups as first two settlements keep relativity
Waikato-Tainui and Ngāi Tahu have had further top ups to their treaty settlements in line with their relativity mechanisms.
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little says the $1.2 million payments relate to a dispute over a 2012 payment.
Both iwi can make a request for payment every five years to ensure the real value of their settlements remain at 17 percent of the total Treaty settlement process in the case of Waikato-Tainui and 16.1 percent in the case of Ngāi Tahu.
Because each settlement is unique, with its own type and variety of redress, there are continuing debates over what to include when calculating the total value of Treaty settlements, and when agreement can't be reached, it can go to arbitration.
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