$20.4 million treaty settlement: Ngāti Hāua sets sights on new era of self-determination and change

The lead iwi negotiator for the $20.4 million Ngāti Hāua treaty settlement says jobs, housing and better health are some of the priorities for the central North Island iwi. But Graham “Tinka” Bell said the iwi would not be spending its Treaty settlement redress.

Instead, it would leverage relationship agreements and introductions to more than 20 Crown agencies and entities. The agreements were negotiated as part of the settlement in a bid to reset Ngāti Hāua’s relationship with the Crown. They would be used to create change, Bell said.



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