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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 13, 2019 16:18:16 GMT 12
'VIRTUALLY LANDLESS': MORIORI ONE STEP CLOSER TO JUSTICE AFTER INITIALLING DEED OF SETTLEMENT WITH CROWNOne of New Zealand's most stigmatised and marginalised tribes, the Moriori, are a step closer to justice after completing negotiations with the Crown. The redress included a Crown apology, agreed historical account and cultural and commercial redress for historical breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi, signed in 1842. The settlement package included $18 million in financial redress and the transfer of sites of significance to Moriori as cultural redress. Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Andrew Little said the package would provide groundwork for the cultural, social and economic future of Moriori..... www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12258108
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