August 01, 2014
Battle site for Ngaruahine settlement
The Crown has signed a deed of settlement with Ngaruahine settling the south Taranaki iwi’s historical Treaty claims.
The ceremony took place at Te Ngutu o Te Manu near Kaponga, where Ngati Ruanui leader Riwha Titokowaru won a series of encounters against colonial troops in 1868.
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Christopher Finlayson says the settlement provides acknowledgements, an apology and redress for the Crown’s actions and omissions, including confiscation and extensive Crown purchases in the three decades following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
The $67.5 million package includes a right of deferred selection over 12 sites and the purchase of two South Taranaki District Council sites.
It also includes four culturally significant sites: Waipakari Reserve, Te Kohinga Reserve, Te Ngutu o te Manu and Te Poho o Taranaki.
Five of the eight iwi of Taranaki have now settled.
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