The Māori Affairs Committee is calling for submissions on Te Rohe o Rongokako Joint Redress Bill.

Ngāti Kahungunu is an iwi whose area of interest spans from Cape Turnagain down to Cape Palliser, and encompasses the wider Wairarapa and Tamaki nui-ā-Rua regions. Rangitāne is an iwi whose area of interest spans from Mākaramu down to Cape Palliser, and encompasses the wider Wairarapa and Tamaki nui-ā-Rua regions.

The bill would give effect to specific cultural redress shared between the two iwi as provided for by their respective deeds of settlement.

Tell the Māori Affairs Committee what you think

Make a submission on the bill by 11.59pm on Thursday, 12 May 2022.

For more details about the bill:

· Read the full content of the bill

· What’s been said in Parliament about the bill?

· Follow the committee’s Facebook page for updates

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