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February 27, 2023 | News
Whakatohea tries to calm settlement fears
The Whakatōhea Pre-Settlement Claims Trust is welcoming the crown's decision to accept its mandate.
September 22, 2023
February 8, 2023 | News
Rapporteur needed to untangle Ngapuhi knot
The chair of Te Rūnanga-ā-iwi-ō Ngāpuhi wants an independent mediator handle negotiations between Ngāpuhi hapu and the crown.
December 21, 2022 | News
Hauraki settlement bill finally before parliament
The 12 iwi of the Hauraki region have welcomed the introduction of legislation to finalise their collective treaty settlement.
December 20, 2022 | News
Wairarapa negotiator defends divisive settlement
The chair of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua Settlement Trust, Haami Te Whaiti, is defending legislation that blocks access to legal processes by a Mangakino-based group swept into the settlement.
December 19, 2022 | News
Wainuiārua treaty settlement gives iwi voice
One of the negotiators for a settlement covering the middle reaches of the Whanganui river says it allows the the iwi to speak for themselves after a century and a half of being pushed into the shadows.
December 15, 2022 | News
Iwi shake off Hauhau tag
Three small central North Island tribes have initialled a joint deed of settlement for their historic claims.
December 14, 2022 | News
Wairarapa settlement creates new treaty breach
The chair Wairarapa Moana Incorporation says by removing legal pathways to pursue a claim for land under a Waikato River dam the crown has ensured the fight will continue into the next generation.
December 14, 2022 | News
Incorporation loses chance to claim dam
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little has had his foreshore and seabed moment, pushing through the Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tamaki-nui-a-rua settlement bill despite a last minute warning from the Waitangi Tribunal it meant blocking access to justice for a south Waikato-based group.
December 13, 2022 | News
Piripi hands over helm at Te Rarawa
Haami Piripi has stepped down after nearly 16 years as the chair of the Far North's Te Runanga o Te Rarawa.
December 8, 2022 | News
Wairarapa Moana co-governance with iwi in new bill
A bill giving Ngāti Kahungunu and Rangitāne a greater say in the management of lands and waters in Wairarapa and southern Hawke’s Bay has been given its third reading in Parliament.
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