Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 22, 2018 16:14:30 GMT 12
OVER 19,000HA TO BE RETURNED TO NGATI KAHUNGUNU IWI
A deed of settlement that returns more than 19,000 hectares of land to iwi has been initialled by the Crown and Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tamaki Nui-a-Rua today.
The agreement includes the return of Wairarapa Moana to Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tamaki Nui-a-Rua and the ability for the iwi to purchase Ngaumu Forest and two Landcorp Farms.
The settlement comprises financial redress of $93m and a significant return of land to the iwi - including 12,231ha of commercial redress land (paid for out of the quantum) and more than 7,000ha of cultural redress land (gifted on top of the quantum).
The cultural redress land includes the return of the bed of Lake Wairarapa and surrounding reserves, the vesting and gift back of Castlepoint Scenic Reserve and the return of sites throughout the Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tamaki Nui-a-Rua rohe (area of land).
The deed of settlement also includes the Crown’s acknowledgment of breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi towards Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tamaki Nui-a-Rua, and a Crown apology.
Mr Perry says the apology was an important part of the Deed of Settlement for all Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tamaki Nui-a-Rua iwi.
"We look forward to starting a new chapter in our relationship with the Crown, and building strong and reciprocal relationships with local and central Government as we turn our focus to the future for our people and our rohe.
"The settlement will not be the end of the road......
www.voxy.co.nz/politics/5/306597
A deed of settlement that returns more than 19,000 hectares of land to iwi has been initialled by the Crown and Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tamaki Nui-a-Rua today.
The agreement includes the return of Wairarapa Moana to Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tamaki Nui-a-Rua and the ability for the iwi to purchase Ngaumu Forest and two Landcorp Farms.
The settlement comprises financial redress of $93m and a significant return of land to the iwi - including 12,231ha of commercial redress land (paid for out of the quantum) and more than 7,000ha of cultural redress land (gifted on top of the quantum).
The cultural redress land includes the return of the bed of Lake Wairarapa and surrounding reserves, the vesting and gift back of Castlepoint Scenic Reserve and the return of sites throughout the Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tamaki Nui-a-Rua rohe (area of land).
The deed of settlement also includes the Crown’s acknowledgment of breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi towards Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tamaki Nui-a-Rua, and a Crown apology.
Mr Perry says the apology was an important part of the Deed of Settlement for all Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tamaki Nui-a-Rua iwi.
"We look forward to starting a new chapter in our relationship with the Crown, and building strong and reciprocal relationships with local and central Government as we turn our focus to the future for our people and our rohe.
"The settlement will not be the end of the road......
www.voxy.co.nz/politics/5/306597
