30 September, 2008
Ngati Ranginui Terms of Negotiation signed
Ngati Ranginui Terms of Negotiation signed
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Associated Ministers
- Michael Cullen - Minister
- Mita Ririnui - Associate Minister
- Shane Jones - Associate Minister
25 September, 2008
Waikato Tainui Raupatu Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Bill
Waikato Tainui Raupatu Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Bill, First Reading
Read full speech >>25 September, 2008
Port Nicholson Block (Taranaki Whānui Ki Te Upoko o Te Ika) Claims Settlement Bill
Taranaki Whānui Ki Te Upoko O Te Ika Claims Settlement Bill, First Reading
Read full speech >>25 September, 2008
Te Roroa Claims Settlement enacted
The Te Roroa Claims Settlement Bill's enactment today is an important milestone in addressing historical Treaty grievances in the Northland area and represents closure on one of the longest Treaty negotiations.
Read full release >>25 September, 2008
Te Roroa Claims Settlement Bill
Third Reading, Te Roroa Claims Settlement Bill
Read full speech >>25 September, 2008
Central North Island Forests Land Collective Settlement Bill passed
This settlement is the largest single settlement that has been completed and will provide a solid base for the economic and social development for the people of the Central North Island.
Read full release >>25 September, 2008
Central North Island Forests Land Collective Settlement Bill Third Reading
Central North Island Forests Land Collective Settlement Bill Third Reading
Read full speech >>25 September, 2008
Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapū Claims Settlement Bill passed
The Act provides for quantum of $38.6 million and the transfer of 19 areas of Crown-owned land of special significance, including the land under 6 Rotorua schools and the Ngatamariki geothermal assets, to Te Pumautanga o Te Arawa, in what is a very important and historic day.
Read full release >>25 September, 2008
Affiliate Te Arawa Iwi and Hapu Claims Settlement Bill Third Reading
The third reading of this Bill is a significant occasion for the Crown and the people of our country.
Read full speech >>23 September, 2008
Central North Island Forests Land Collective Settlement Bill
Over 100,000 people stand to directly benefit from this Settlement, as does the nation as a whole.
Read full speech >>18 September, 2008
Ngāti Manawa signs Agreement in Principle with Crown
The Crown and Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Manawa have signed an Agreement in Principle to settle the outstanding historical Treaty claims of Ngāti Manawa.
Read full release >>18 September, 2008
Ngati Manawa sign Agreement in Principle
“Today is a major achievement for Ngati Manawa and they should be proud of their tenacity and patience” said Associate Minister of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Mita Ririnui.
Read full release >>17 September, 2008
Agreement in Principle with Ngati Kahu
Te Runanga-ä-iwi Ngäti Kahu today signed an Agreement in Principle with the Crown which outlines the broad settlement package that the parties have agreed will settle Ngati Kähu’s historic Treaty of Waitangi claims.
Read full release >>4 September, 2008
Crown and Ngati Maniapoto initial river agreement
Ngati Maniapoto and the Crown today initialled an agreement that provides for co-management arrangements for the Waipa River in what is an important further step in providing iwi engagement in the management of the Waikato River system.
Read full release >>4 September, 2008
Raukawa, Te Arawa join clean up effort of Waikato River
The Crown today signed an agreement with Raukawa and Te Arawa to provide for the co-management of the Waikato River.
Read full release >>4 September, 2008
Te Arawa and Raukawa sign agreement for co-management of the Waikato River
Associate Minister of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Mita Ririnui attended the signing ceremony for the agreement between Te Arawa and Raukawa to participate in the co-management of the Waikato River today, held in Parliament buildings.
Read full release >>3 September, 2008
Ngāti Apa (North Island) Deed of Settlement Initialling
Ngāti Apa (North Island) and the Crown have initialled a Deed of Settlement that covers all of Ngāti Apa’s (North Island) historical Treaty of Waitangi claims. Ngāti Apa will now have the opportunity to consider the proposed settlement, and vote on whether or not to accept it.
Read full release >>3 September, 2008
Initialling of Ngati Apa Deed of Settlement
“The initialling of the Ngati Apa Deed of Settlement today signifies the strong desire for the Crown and Ngati Apa to develop a working treaty partnership and lay to rest all historical grievances of the past and move into the future” said Associate Minister of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Mita Ririnui.
Read full release >>29 August, 2008
Address at signing of Agreement in Principle with Turanga
The Agreement of Principle signed today is a major milestone for Tūranganui-a-Kiwa, for the Crown and for the relationship between Tūranganui-a-Kiwa and the Crown.
Read full speech >>29 August, 2008
Tūranganui-a-Kiwa, Crown sign Agreement in Principle
The Crown and Tūranga Manu Whiriwhiri have signed an Agreement in Principle to settle all the outstanding historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of Tūranganui-a-Kiwa.
Read full release >>29 August, 2008
Signing of Turanganui A Kiwa Agreement in Principle
Associate Minister of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Mita Ririnui is pleased with the speedy progress that has resulted in the signing of today’s Agreement in Principle between the Crown and Turanganui A Kiwa collective iwi.
Read full release >>22 August, 2008
Address to Waikato Tainui at the signing of the Waikato River Deed of Settlement
The Deed of Settlement acknowledges Waikato Tainui's relationship with the Waikato River, and begins a new era of co-management of the river and its catchment – the highest level of co-management achieved anywhere in New Zealand.
Read full speech >>22 August, 2008
Waikato River settlement a win for a sustainable New Zealand
The clean up of the Waikato River to follow today’s Deed of Settlement with Waikato-Tainui will be one of the most important environmental undertakings in New Zealand’s history.
Read full release >>19 August, 2008
Deed of Settlement with Taranaki Whanui
The Port Nicholson Block Claims Team have signed a Deed of Settlement with the Crown settling all historic Treaty claims of Taranaki Whânui at a ceremony at Wellington’s Pipitea Marae.
Read full release >>14 August, 2008
Tapuika and Ngati Rangiwewehi Negotiations
Tapuika and Ngati Rangiwewehi have signed Joint Terms of Negotiation with the Crown which set out the scope and the nature of their upcoming negotiations to settle their historic Treaty of Waitangi claims
Read full release >>7 August, 2008
Te Kawerau a Maki, Crown sign Terms of Negotiation
Te Kawerau a Maki and the Crown have signed Terms of Negotiation which set out the scope and the nature of their upcoming negotiations to settle Te Kawerau a Maki’s historic Treaty of Waitangi claims.
Read full release >>7 August, 2008
Crown to buy 20-year forestry right over Matahi and Oponae forests
The Crown is to buy a 20-year forestry right over the Matahi and Oponae trees owned by Matariki where the underlying land was the subject of a complex grievance dating back to the original purchase by the Crown in 1896.
Read full release >>31 July, 2008
Address at Ngai Tūhoe Terms of Negotiation signing
Over recent months, iwi from the Far North right to the South Island have made a great deal of progress in Treaty Settlements and we have all seen a calm, mature discussion of our nation’s history.
Read full speech >>31 July, 2008
Crown and Ngāi Tūhoe sign Terms of Negotiations
Ngāi Tūhoe and the Crown have signed Terms of Negotiations, marking the beginning of negotiations for the settlement of Ngāi Tūhoe’s historic Treaty of Waitangi claims.
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