Monday March 16, 2026
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Public Submissions Open on Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana Treaty Settlement Bill
Public submissions are now open on the Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana Claims Settlement Bill, with the Māori Affairs Committee inviting feedback from iwi members and the wider public before the legislation progresses through Parliament.
The bill passed its first reading in Parliament and has been referred to the committee for further consideration, with a report back to the House expected later this year. Submissions will remain open until 11.59pm on 10 April 2026, giving people the opportunity to share their views on the proposed settlement.
As part of the settlement package, the bill proposes a range of cultural, financial and commercial redress measures. These include returning certain Crown-owned properties to the iwi, such as sites at Kaitawa and Turi-o Kahu, and transferring other redress assets to the trustees representing Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana.
The legislation also proposes adding significant areas of land within the iwi’s rohe to Te Urewera, the legal entity established under the Te Urewera Act 2014, reflecting the deep cultural and ancestral connections Ngāti Ruapani maintain with the region surrounding Lake Waikaremoana.
Other provisions include a 185-year right of first refusal over certain Crown-owned land in the iwi’s area of interest, as well as measures confirming that existing public access and other rights over certain areas will continue......
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Woman told to get out of former school she’s been unlawfully occupying
A woman was given seven days to leave a former school she had been occupying, but appears to still be there.
Alice Wairau and several supporters have been occupying the former Ōpoutama school site near Māhia in Hawke’s Bay. They were associated with the Ngāi Te Rākatō hapū, which has an ancestral connection to the land.
Wairau has been using the school since it was closed in 2005 and the site was landbanked for use as cultural and commercial redress in any future Treaty settlement.,,,,
See full article HERE
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As part of the settlement package, the bill proposes a range of cultural, financial and commercial redress measures. These include returning certain Crown-owned properties to the iwi, such as sites at Kaitawa and Turi-o Kahu, and transferring other redress assets to the trustees representing Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana.
The legislation also proposes adding significant areas of land within the iwi’s rohe to Te Urewera, the legal entity established under the Te Urewera Act 2014, reflecting the deep cultural and ancestral connections Ngāti Ruapani maintain with the region surrounding Lake Waikaremoana.
Other provisions include a 185-year right of first refusal over certain Crown-owned land in the iwi’s area of interest, as well as measures confirming that existing public access and other rights over certain areas will continue......
See full article HERE
Woman told to get out of former school she’s been unlawfully occupying
A woman was given seven days to leave a former school she had been occupying, but appears to still be there.
Alice Wairau and several supporters have been occupying the former Ōpoutama school site near Māhia in Hawke’s Bay. They were associated with the Ngāi Te Rākatō hapū, which has an ancestral connection to the land.
Wairau has been using the school since it was closed in 2005 and the site was landbanked for use as cultural and commercial redress in any future Treaty settlement.,,,,
See full article HERE
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