Maniapoto Claims Settlement Act 2022 (2022 No 50).

The purpose of this Act is— (a) to record the acknowledgements and apology given by the Crown to Maniapoto in the deed of settlement; and (b) to give effect to certain provisions of the deed of settlement that settles the historical claims of Maniapoto. Part 1 sets out the purpose of this Act; sets out a summary of the historical account, and records the text of the acknowledgements and apology given by the Crown to Maniapoto, as recorded in the deed of settlement; defines terms used in this Act, including key terms such as Maniapoto and historical claims; provides that the settlement of the historical claims is final; among others. Part 2 provides for cultural redress, including: cultural redress that does not involve the vesting of land, cultural redress requiring vesting in the trustees of the fee simple estate in 36 cultural redress properties, 3 of which are vested in the trustees jointly with another iwi; etc. Part 3 sets out the scope of the natural resources redress, Raumairoa, which provides for the manner in which management of Ngā Wai Maniapoto is to proceed. Part 4 provides for commercial redress, including transfer of commercial redress properties and deferred selection properties; certain licensed land; access to protected sites; etc. Part 5 makes provision for an arrangement between Maniapoto and the Ōtorohanga District Council in respect of the Huiputea property. Part 6 makes provision for governance changes and taxation matters designed to implement and support the settlement of the historical claims of Maniapoto.