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Scoop
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
Progressing Ngāti Hāua Settlement At Pace
Hon Paul Goldsmith Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations The Government is striving forward with Treaty negotiations at pace as the Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Bill passes its first reading in Parliament today, Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says. 'I am delighted to be able to move forward with this settlement just months after the Crown and Ngāti Hāua signed a Deed in Taumarunui. 'This is testament to Ngāti Hāua's negotiation team and the Government's priority to make significant progress in the Treaty negotiations space. 'It is an honour to welcome Ngāti Hāua to Parliament today. The Bill marks the beginning of the last stage of the iwi's eight-year journey to settlement. 'Today is about looking forward to the future, while acknowledging the past and the long and difficult journey it has taken to get here.' Key elements of the redress include: Cultural redress including the return of 64 culturally significant sites like the land at the confluence of the Whanganui and Ongarue rivers (Ngā Huinga). The payment of $19 million in financial redress to enable the economic revitalisation of Ngāti Hāua. Statutory pardons for two Ngāti Hāua ancestors who were arrested and treated with exceptional harshness in the 1840s, one of whom was executed. Ngāti Hāua is an iwi based in the central North Island, centred around Taumarunui. It is a population of approximately 2,500 people. A copy of the Deed of Settlement is available online at: Te Tari Whakatau - Ngāti Hāua.
Scoop
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
Ngāti Hāua Treaty Settlement Begins Journey Through Parliament
Article – Moana Ellis – Local Democracy Reporter A small delegation of tribal members will travel to Wellington on behalf of Ngti Hua to attend the first reading of the Bill on Thursday. The Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Bill will be introduced to Parliament this week, marking the beginning of the process to enact the central North Island tribe's treaty settlement. A small delegation of tribal members will travel to Wellington on behalf of Ngāti Hāua to attend the first reading of the Bill on Thursday. The Bill will then be referred to the Māori Affairs Select Committee to review any submissions from the public, make any recommendations and report back to the House of Representatives. 'We anticipate that our Bill will reach the third and final reading in Parliament in early to mid-2026, and our treaty settlement will then come into effect,' pou tiriti/treaty project manager Aaron Rice-Edwards said. 'All whānau will be invited to attend the third reading, and we are preparing for this at the moment.' Following the third reading, the Bill will go to the Governor General to obtain a Royal Assent to become legislation, becoming the Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Act. Once legislation has been enacted, the settlement assets including lands and cash will transfer to the tribe's post-settlement governance entity. The redress package includes: • $20.4 million of financial redress. • a $6-million cultural revitalisation fund. • the return of 64 culturally significant sites. They include places such as Makakote Pā, the pā of the famed fighting chief Tōpine te Mamaku, the lands at Ngā Huinga, where the Whanganui and Taringamotu Rivers meet, and Hikurangi maunga, which Ngāti Hāua will look after alongside its Maniapoto relations. Ngāti Hāua Iwi Trust obtained a mandate from the iwi in 2017 to negotiate a treaty settlement with the Crown, signing an agreement in principle in 2022 and initialling a deed of settlement in 2024. The deed of settlement, Te Pua o te Riri Kore, was signed at Ngāpūwaiwaha Marae in Taumarunui on 29 March this year. The iwi's post-settlement work will begin in 2026.
Scoop
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
Ngāti Hāua Treaty Settlement Begins Journey Through Parliament
The Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Bill will be introduced to Parliament this week, marking the beginning of the process to enact the central North Island tribe's treaty settlement. A small delegation of tribal members will travel to Wellington on behalf of Ngāti Hāua to attend the first reading of the Bill on Thursday. The Bill will then be referred to the Māori Affairs Select Committee to review any submissions from the public, make any recommendations and report back to the House of Representatives. 'We anticipate that our Bill will reach the third and final reading in Parliament in early to mid-2026, and our treaty settlement will then come into effect,' pou tiriti/treaty project manager Aaron Rice-Edwards said. 'All whānau will be invited to attend the third reading, and we are preparing for this at the moment.' Following the third reading, the Bill will go to the Governor General to obtain a Royal Assent to become legislation, becoming the Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Act. Once legislation has been enacted, the settlement assets including lands and cash will transfer to the tribe's post-settlement governance entity. The redress package includes: • $20.4 million of financial redress. • a $6-million cultural revitalisation fund. • the return of 64 culturally significant sites. They include places such as Makakote Pā, the pā of the famed fighting chief Tōpine te Mamaku, the lands at Ngā Huinga, where the Whanganui and Taringamotu Rivers meet, and Hikurangi maunga, which Ngāti Hāua will look after alongside its Maniapoto relations. Ngāti Hāua Iwi Trust obtained a mandate from the iwi in 2017 to negotiate a treaty settlement with the Crown, signing an agreement in principle in 2022 and initialling a deed of settlement in 2024. The deed of settlement, Te Pua o te Riri Kore, was signed at Ngāpūwaiwaha Marae in Taumarunui on 29 March this year. The iwi's post-settlement work will begin in 2026.
NZ Herald
13-05-2025
- Politics
- NZ Herald
Ngāti Hāua Treaty settlement begins journey through Parliament
'All whānau will be invited to attend the third reading, and we are preparing for this at the moment.' Following the third reading, the bill will go to the Governor General to obtain a Royal Assent to become legislation, becoming the Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Act. Once legislation has been enacted, the settlement assets including lands and cash will transfer to the tribe's post-settlement governance entity. The redress package includes: $20.4 million of financial redress. A $6m cultural revitalisation fund. The return of 64 culturally significant sites. They include places such as Makakote Pā, the pā of the famed fighting chief Tōpine te Mamaku; the lands at Ngā Huinga, where the Whanganui and Taringamotu Rivers meet; and Hikurangi maunga, which Ngāti Hāua will look after alongside its Maniapoto relations. Ngāti Hāua Iwi Trust obtained a mandate from the iwi in 2017 to negotiate a Treaty settlement with the Crown, signing an agreement in principle in 2022 and initialling a deed of settlement in 2024. The deed of settlement, Te Pua o te Riri Kore, was signed at Ngāpūwaiwaha Marae in Taumarunui on March 29 this year. The iwi's post-settlement work will begin in 2026.
