December 07, 2016
Rangitaane o Manawatu settlement bill passed
Legislation enacting the controversial Rangitane o Manawatu settlement passed its third reading at an extended sitting of parliament this morning.
Treaty Negotiations Minister Christopher Finlayson says it marks a turning point in the iwi’s history and the beginning of a new relationship with the Crown.
Rangitane o Manawatu will receive financial and commercial redress totalling $13.5 million, as well as places on a new board that will advise Horizons Regional Council on management of the Manawatu River.
Negotiations on the claims were dogged by disputes over mandate, with the crown recognising a body that had originally formed to provide social services in Palmerston North.
Parliament also read Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Bill a second time.
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