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This bill is about settling historical Treaty of Waitangi claims made by the Moriori people of Rēkohu (Chatham Islands). It aims to address past wrongs by recognising the Moriori's connection to the land and providing financial and cultural redress. This means the government will apologise, return some land, and pay money to the Moriori to help their community.
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This bill settles historical claims by the Moriori people, recognising their unique culture and providing ways to address past injustices.
An Act to give effect to the settlement of the historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of Moriori of Rēkohu (Chatham Islands)
provides for cultural redress, including a Crown apology to Moriori
provides for commercial redress to Moriori
This bill is open for public submissions to the Maori Affairs Committee. Anyone can tell the committee what they think, and you don’t need to be an expert.
Bill text sourced from legislation.govt.nz (Parliamentary Counsel Office). Politika’s summary and breakdown are drafted with AI grounded in that official text and reviewed by an Politika editor for accuracy and neutrality before publishing. Politika is non-partisan and takes no position on this bill.
