This Government bill gives effect to certain matters in Te Pua o Te Riri Kore, the Ngāti Hāua deed of settlement of historical Treaty claims. It was enacted as the Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Act 2026.
Gives effect to the deed of settlement between the Crown and Ngāti Hāua, an iwi of the upper Whanganui and Taumarunui region, settling their historical claims for Crown breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi (te Tiriti o Waitangi). The settlement provides three kinds of redress: a formal Crown apology for harms including war, land confiscation and loss of autonomy and life; cultural redress, such as returning or co-managing sites of significance and recognising the iwi's ties to land, rivers and taonga; and financial and commercial redress to help rebuild the iwi's economic base. It affects Ngāti Hāua whānau and hapū.
Origin: a Government bill implementing a negotiated Treaty settlement; it also includes a statutory pardon for two Ngāti Hāua ancestors convicted under martial law. Argument for: settlements deliver overdue acknowledgement and resources for wrongs the Crown itself accepts, helping restore mana and support iwi development. Argument against: some view the financial redress (reported at around $20 million) as small next to the losses suffered, while others question resolving historical grievances through legislation at all.
See the Parliament.nz ↗ site for the full bill.