Story: Ngā whakataunga tiriti – Treaty of Waitangi settlement process

Rotorua lakes agreements, 1922

Rotorua lakes agreements, 1922

The 1922 agreement between the Crown and the Te Arawa tribe over ownership of and access to lakes in the Rotorua region was one of the earliest settlements between Crown and Māori over Māori grievances. This article from the Wellington newspaper Evening Post in March 1922 sets out the terms of the settlement.

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Reference: Evening Post, 29 March, 1922, p. 7

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Richard S. Hill, 'Ngā whakataunga tiriti – Treaty of Waitangi settlement process - Early settlements and inquiries ', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/33039/rotorua-lakes-agreements-1922 (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Richard S. Hill, published 20 Jun 2012, updated 1 Apr 2023