Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 20, 2022 5:12:06 GMT 12
NGĀI TAHU SEEKING $18M FROM GOVT OVER ALLEGED TREATY OF WAITANGI SETTLEMENT BREACH
Stuff reported at the end of May that Ngāi Tahu had taken the Government to court over an alleged breach of the Treaty of Waitangi settlement signed between both parties in the mid-1990s.
Now, Stuff can report that the total amount sought is $18.78 million.
The iwi claims it missed out on financial opportunities as a result of late payments made by the Government, as well as a failure by the Crown to make interest payments to Ngāi Tahu based on payments made to other iwi as part of a relativity clause in the settlement.....
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/129016141/ngi-tahu-seeking-18m-from-govt-over-alleged-treaty-of-waitangi-settlement-breach
Stuff reported at the end of May that Ngāi Tahu had taken the Government to court over an alleged breach of the Treaty of Waitangi settlement signed between both parties in the mid-1990s.
Now, Stuff can report that the total amount sought is $18.78 million.
The iwi claims it missed out on financial opportunities as a result of late payments made by the Government, as well as a failure by the Crown to make interest payments to Ngāi Tahu based on payments made to other iwi as part of a relativity clause in the settlement.....
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/129016141/ngi-tahu-seeking-18m-from-govt-over-alleged-treaty-of-waitangi-settlement-breach