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NEW ZEALAND: NGÂTI APA (NORTH ISLAND) DEED OF SETTLEMENT INITIALLING

The government of New Zealand issued the following news release:

Ngâti Apa (North Island) and the Crown have initialled a Deed of Settlement that covers all of Ngâti Apa's (North Island) historical Treaty of Waitangi claims.

Ngâti Apa (North Island) have more than 3,200 members and are based in the Rangitikei region. Their claims relate primarily to the Crown's purchase in 1849 of the 260,000 acre Rangitikei-Turakina Block, including the subsequent failure to adequately protect approximately 35,000 acres of reserves set aside from this transaction.

The settlement includes:

* An historical account, Crown acknowledgement of historical breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles ...

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