24 Nov 2021

Moriori Claims Settlement Bill passed

From Morning Report, 8:26 am on 24 November 2021

The Moriori Claims Settlement Bill has passed its third reading at Parliament - completing the historical Treaty of Waitangi settlement process for Moriori.

The settlement package includes a Crown apology for historical breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

The settlement package also includes the transfer of culturally and spiritually significant lands to Moriori as cultural redress, financial redress of $18 million, and shared redress such as the vesting of 50 percent of Te Whanga Lagoon.

Hokotehi Moriori Trust chair Maui Solomon spoke to Susie Ferguson.