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Ngāi Tāmanuhiri Treaty of Waitangi settlement

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In March 2011, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri became the first of the Poverty Bay iwi to sign a deed of settlement with the Crown. The agreement, signed by Minister of Treaty Settlements Chris Finlayson for the Crown, included the transfer of Young Nicks Head reserve, to be officially known as Te Kurī-a-Pāoa/Young Nicks Head, to the iwi.

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Monty Soutar, East Coast region – Government, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/33413/ngai-tamanuhiri-treaty-of-waitangi-settlement (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Monty Soutar, published 23 August 2011, updated 1 March 2015.