New Zealand: Five Treaty Settlement Bills Pass Third Reading

New Zealand: Five Treaty Settlement Bills Pass Third Reading   The House today passed five bills giving effect to historical Treaty of Waitangi settlements, the most Treaty bills passed in any calendar year since the settlement process began in the 1990s.   “Today marks the end of a long journey to settlement for Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti Whare, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Pāhauwera,” Mr Finlayson said.   “It also shows the pay-off for accelerating the settlement process...

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