Waikato River Bill Set To Pass Into Law
Parliament will sit at 2pm and after Question Time will turn to Government business on the Order Paper.
It is expected that the third reading debate on the Ngati Tuwharetoa Raukawa and Te Arawa River Iwi Bill will be completed.
The bill gives effect to deeds entered into between the Crown and Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Raukawa, and Te Arawa River Iwi setting up a co-governance framework for the Waikato River and its catchment.
The
legislation sits alongside a similar agreement between the
Crown and Waikato-Tainui for co-management and related
arrangements to restore and protect the health and wellbeing
of the Waikato River.
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