Ngati Ruanui Settlement Signed
The Government and representatives of Ngati Ruanui have signed a Deed of Settlement at Pariroa Marae, south of Hawera in Taranaki.
The Deed provides that the Crown will:
- formally apologise;
- provide commercial redress of $41 million in land or cash in recognition of the economic losses suffered by Ngati Ruanui;
- transfer five sites of significance to Ngati Ruanui;
- acknowledge Ngati Ruanui fishing rights and rights over areas of importance to the iwi; and
- agree that Ngati Ruanui will also have a 50 year right of first refusal to buy, at full market value, certain Crown-owned land in the area.
The grievances of Ngati Ruanui arose from unjustified acts by the Crown in the 1860s, including waging war, confiscation of land, imprisonments, the return of some land under unfair leasehold arrangements, and the assault on Ngati Ruanui people and others at Parihaka. The next stage in the settlement process will be the introduction of legislation.
Full details of the Deed of Settlement can be viewed at www.executive.govt.nz/minister/wilson/ngati-ruanui/index.html |
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