N.Z. tribe to sign $10.5M treaty settlement

FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2003

A New Zealand tribe will sign a $10.5 million settlement over the Treaty of Waitangi.

The Tuwharetoa ki Kawerau is the fifth tribe to agree to a settlement. A commission has determined that the federal government failed to abide by the 19th century treaty.

Get the Story:
Kawerau iwi to sign settlement (The New Zealand Herald 6/6)
Kawerau iwi to sign settlement (Stuff 6/6)

Relevant Links:
Treaty of Waitangi - http://www.archives.govt.nz/holdings/treaty_frame.html
Waitangi Tribunal - http://www.waitangi-tribunal.govt.nz
Treaty of Waitangi Links - http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/Links/treaty.htm

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