Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998

The Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 was an act of Parliament passed in New Zealand relating to Ngāi Tahu, the principal Māori iwi (tribe) of the South Island. It was negotiated in part by Henare Rakiihia Tau.[1] The documents in relation to the Ngāi Tahu land settlement claim are held at Tūranga.

Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998
New Zealand Parliament
  • (a) to record the apology given by the Crown to Ngāi Tahu in the deed of settlement executed on 21 November 1997 by the then Prime Minister the Right Honourable James Brendan Bolger, for the Crown, and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu; and
    (b) to give effect to certain provisions of that deed of settlement, being a deed that settles the Ngāi Tahu claims
Royal assent1 October 1998
Status: Current legislation
The Ngāi Tahu land settlement claim documents at Tūranga

It is administered by the Office of Treaty Settlements.

Schedule 96 "Alteration of place names" contains a list of places that received official name changes to dual English and Māori names such as Aoraki / Mount Cook.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Ngai Tahu elder Henare Rakiihia Tau dies". 2 July 2014.
  2. "Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 No 97 (As at 30 January 2021), Public Act Schedule 96 Alteration of place names – New Zealand Legislation".
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