18 Nov Latest Treaty deal moves ahead (The New Zealand Herald)
Legislation enacting Ngati Apa’s Treaty settlement passed its first reading in Parliament yesterday. Iwi members filled the public galleries in the debating chamber as the bill was given a unanimous first reading and referred to the Maori affairs select committee. The settlement, finalised last year, gives Ngati Apa commercial and financial redress totaling $16 million and the right to purchase 6500ha of Crown forest land and other Crown-owned properties and assets… go to article