4 August 2005

Treaty Settlement Achievements

Labour has made great progress on Treaty settlements.

This includes:

- eight deeds of settlement signed between the Crown and iwi
- seven Settlement Acts passed into law
- four Agreements in Principle signed between Crown and iwi.

Deeds of Settlement have been reached with a number of groups that the previous National government couldn’t reach agreement with, such as Ngati Awa, Ngati Tuwharetoa ki Kawerau, Ngati Tama and Ngati Ruanui.

Dialogue continues with more than 26 groups – this is evidence of more and more groups wanting to focus on resolving grievances and moving forwards.

Settlement milestones since 1999
- Pouakani Claims Settlement Act passed December 2000
- Te Uri o Hau Deed of Settlement signed December 2000
- Ngäti Ruanui Deed of Settlement signed May 2001
- Te Arawa lakes terms of negotiation signed July 2001
- Ngäti Tama Deed of Settlement signed December 2001
- Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi Agreement in Principle signed May 2002
- Te Uri o Hau Claims Settlement Act passed October 2002
- Te Rarawa terms of negotiation signed December 2002
- Ngäti Awa Deed of Settlement signed March 2003
- Ngati Whatua o Orakei terms of negotiation signed May 2003
- Ngäti Ruanui Claims Settlement Act passed May 2003
- Ngati Kahu terms of negotiation May 2003
- Ngäti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) Deed of Settlement signed June 2003
- Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi Deed of Settlement signed November 2003
- Ngäti Tama Claims Settlement Act passed November 2003
- Te Arawa Lakes Agreement in Principle signed December 2003
- Te Arawa negotiations commence April 2004
- Ngati Manawa and Ngati Whare terms of negotiation signed May 2004
- Te Aupouri Agreement in Principle signed September 2004
- Port Nicholson Block Claims Team terms of negotiation signed July 2004
- Ngati Kahu ki Whangaroa terms of negotiation signed November 2004
- Te Arawa Lakes Deed of Settlement signed December 2004
- Te Roroa Agreement in Principle signed December 2004
- Ngäti Awa Claims Settlement Act passed March 2005
- Ngäti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) Claims Settlement Act passed May 2005
- Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi Claims Settlement Act passed June 2005
- Ngati Apa ki Rangitikei terms of negotiation signed July 2005
- Ngäti Mutunga Deed of Settlement signed July 2005

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