About 500 Ngāti Pāoa iwi members filled the parliamentary gallery this week to witness the house pass their treaty bill.
The claim was lodged 41 years ago and had its final reading on Wednesday before parliament passed it into law.
The iwi who has a footprint in Hauraki, Auckland and parts of Mahurangi received 23 million dollars in compensation.
Mihingarangi Forbes and Guyon Espiner discuss the significance.
Members of Ngāti Pāoa outside Parliament after the iwi's Treaty Settlement passed its third reading. Photo: RNZ / Pokere Paewai
