Terms signed for Waikato harbours claim 16 Dec 2020 21:18 PM
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Waikato Tainui has signed terms of negotiation for its claims for harbours from Kaawhia to Manukau.
Negotiator Rahui Papa says the claims were parked up when the Raupatu land claims were settled 25 years ago because the crown at that stage admitted it did not know how to negotiate on harbours and rivers.
The tribe intends to look not only at the Whanganui and Te Urewera settlements and the current framework of the Marine and Coastal Areas Act but also solutions from places like the United States and Canada where indigenous rights have been confirmed.