9 Dec 2022

Wairarapa hapu wants removal from treaty settlement after Supreme Court ruling

From Morning Report, 8:25 am on 9 December 2022

A Wairarapa hapū says a Supreme Court ruling means it should be removed from a proposed treaty settlement that's in its final stages. 

The Supreme Court this week ruled in favour of Waiarapa Moana in a landmark case, which could potentially require the Crown to return land occupied by the Maraetai Power Station in Waikato. 

But a settlement due to have its final reading in Parliament could extinguish Wairarapa Moana's chance to have its case heard - which it says would be the Foreshore and Seabed all over again. 

Māori news reporter Jamie Tahana spoke to Corin Dann.