Portfolio: Treaty Of Waitangi Negotiations

Hawke's Bay Regional Planning Committee established

Admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:18:00 +0000

Christopher Finlayson | Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

Hawke's Bay Regional Council and local iwi are leading the way in the management of natural resources, said Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson after attending the opening ceremony of the Hawke's Bay Regional Planning Committee. ...

Deed of settlement with Ngāti Ranginui initialled

Beehive — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:19:00 +0000

Christopher Finlayson | Consumer Affairs

The Crown today initialled a Deed of Settlement for all historical Treaty claims of Ngāti Ranginui, the first of three Tauranga iwi. Initialling a deed of settlement signals the end of substantive negotiations. The deed was initialled in a ceremony at Huria Marae in Tauranga, with Kingi Tuheitia attending. The Crown was represented by Minister of Consumer Affairs Simon Bridges, who is also Member of Parliament for Tauranga. ...

Five Treaty settlement bills pass third reading

Beehive — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:31:00 +0000

Christopher Finlayson | Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

The House today passed five bills giving effect to historical Treaty of Waitangi settlements, the most Treaty bills passed in any calendar year since the settlement process began in the 1990s. “Today marks the end of a long journey to settlement for Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti Whare, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Pāhauwera,” Mr Finlayson said. ...

Further progress resolving Treaty claims

Beehive — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:06:00 +0000

Christopher Finlayson | Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

Parliament has agreed to extended sitting hours today and, if necessary, to sit on Friday 9 March to give five Treaty settlement bills their first readings and to progress several Treaty bills through other house stages, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson announced today. ...

New standing orders help keep up momentum in Treaty settlements

Beehive — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:28:00 +0000

Christopher Finlayson | Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

The Government’s commitment to progressing Treaty settlements is being boosted by extended House sitting hours and utilising cognate bill options, Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Christopher Finlayson said today. Mr Finlayson welcomed the decision of Parliament’s Business Committee to extend the House’s sitting hours for Thursday 16 February and to sit on Friday morning, in part to progress at six bills giving effect to settlements of historical Treaty claims. ...