New Zealand: Karanga Te Kere Whanau Trust Settles Injustice Over Taumarunui Lands

New Zealand: Karanga Te Kere Whanau Trust Settles Injustice Over Taumarunui Lands   The Crown has paid $250,000 to settle an injustice created in 1997, when the Karanga Te Kere Whanau Trust lands near Taumarunui were not included in the Maori Reserved Land Amendment Act.   The ex-gratia payment recognises that, because of the 1955 Maori Reserved Land Act, the Trust over time received less than fair market rents for their lands in Taumarunui.   “The Karanga Te Kere Whanau Trust should have been...

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