The Māori Affairs Committee is meeting at Ngāpuwaiwaha Marae, Taumarunui, to hear submissions from people on the Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Bill. The meeting date is Tuesday 5 August 2025 and hearings will start at 9.00am.

Everyone is welcome. However, as requested by Ngāpuwaiwaha Marae, members of the public who wish to attend, or who are making oral submissions, who are manuhiri will need to be welcomed to Ngāpuwaiwaha.

Please make sure you attend the pōwhiri at the marae at 8.30am, 5 August 2025.

The committee will also be hearing submissions in Wellington on the morning of 13 August 2025. The meeting in Wellington will be livestreamed. The meeting in Taumarunui will be recorded and posted online a few days after the meeting.

What is the bill about?

The Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Bill seeks to give effect to certain matters contained in Te Pua o Te Riri Kore, the Ngāti Hāua deed of settlement of historical claims that was signed on 29 March 2025. The deed seeks to settle historical Treaty of Waitangi claims and address breaches including loss of land, economic opportunities, and cultural disenfranchisement.

Ngāti Hāua will receive cultural redress that includes the return of 64 culturally significant sites and a $6-million cultural revitalisation fund. The iwi will also receive a range of financial and commercial redress that includes property-purchasing rights and rights of first refusal.

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