The Crown has settled and apologised to three North Island iwi after leaving them almost completely landless following war and a series of land confiscations.
A Deed of Settlement between the Crown and Te Korowai o Wainuiārua, which represents Uenuku, Tamakana and Tamahaki iwi was signed on Saturday.
The iwi, which populate the area surrounding Tongariro, will get redress worth around $30 million.
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little apologised at the weekend's ceremony, telling those present their tupuna, or ancestors, had paid the price for the nation's development.
Te Korowai o Wainuiārua chair Aiden Gilbert spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
