Ngāti Tara Tokanui Claims Settlement Bill
This bill settles historical Treaty of Waitangi claims made by Ngāti Tara Tokanui, an iwi based in the Hauraki and Tauranga regions. The Crown formally apologises for past wrongs, including land confiscations and environmental damage. In return, the iwi receives several blocks of land back, some minerals from the Crown, and new rights to have their connection to certain areas recognised in official planning documents. Once passed, these historical claims cannot be taken to court again.
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The Crown formally says sorry to Ngāti Tara Tokanui for past wrongs and hands back land and other assets to settle historical Treaty claims once and for all.
The historical claims are settled. The settlement of the historical claims is final, and, on and from the settlement date, the Crown is released and discharged from all obligations and liabilities in respect of those claims.
The Crown acknowledges that the cumulative effect of its actions and omissions left Ngāti Tara Tokanui virtually landless by the 1920s.
For its actions, which have caused Ngāti Tara Tokanui prejudice, and its breaches of te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles, the Crown is truly sorry.
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