Proposal for shared Chatham Islands redress
The Bill would give Moriori and Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri shared ownership and management of specified Chatham Islands sites.
Rēkohu Wharekauri Shared Redress Bill
What's changing
- Four Tikitiki Hill properties would be transferred equally to Moriori and Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri trusts.
- One Tikitiki Hill property would be managed as a scenic reserve by a joint board.
- Te Whanga Lagoon and five related sites would be transferred equally to the two trusts.
- A Te Whanga Lagoon Management Board would manage the lagoon and related sites.
- The Bill would not settle historical claims for either group.
Who's affected
Moriori, Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri, the two settlement trusts, and people using the affected conservation areas and lagoon would be affected.
When
This is a proposal that has just been introduced and is still going through Parliament; no start date is provided.
Background
The government says the Bill would give effect to shared cultural, natural-resource, and commercial redress agreed between Moriori, Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri, and the Crown. It says historical claims are dealt with separately.