(AGENPARL) – WELLINGTON (NEW ZEALAND) sab 25 marzo 2023 Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little has delivered the Crown apology to Ng?ti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa T?maki nui-a-Rua for its historic breaches of Te Tiriti of Waitangi today.
The ceremony was held at Queen Elizabeth Park in Masterton, hosted by Ng?ti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa T?maki nui-a-Rua, with several hundred in attendance.
 “I am pleased to deliver this long awaited apology kanohi ki te kanohi as I promised so as many as possible could witness this historic occasion in their rohe,” Andrew Little said.
 “This is a momentous day for Ng?ti Kahungunu and their settlement journey which has not been without its challenges, but today marks the first step of many more in a renewed partnership between Ng?ti Kahungunu and the Crown.”
The Crown apology acknowledges the acts and omissions which breached the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in its treatment of Ng?ti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa T?maki nui-a-Rua.
This includes the forced cession of tens of thousands of acres of land at Maungaroa in 1845, as well as the failure to act in good faith during rapid and extensive land purchases throughout the 1850s,  and in later public works takings. The Crown also failed to honour the gifting of Wairarapa Moana with the promised reserves.
“Today the Crown properly recognises the long-standing association of Ng?ti Kahungunu with the whenua and taonga within their rohe and it is my sincere hope that this settlement brings a vibrant future for Ng?ti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa T?maki nui-a-Rua,” Andrew Little said.
Ng?ti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa T?maki nui-a-Rua, two taiwhenua of Ng?ti Kahungunu, are a group of interconnected hap? from the Dannevirke and Wairarapa regions and have approximately 12,000 registered members.
The Crown and Ng?ti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa T?maki nui-a-Rua Deed of Settlement can be found here and the Ng?ti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa T?maki nui-a-Rua Claims Settlement Act can be found here.

Fonte/Source: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/crown-apology-ng%C4%81ti-kahungunu-ki-wairarapa-t%C4%81maki-nui-rua