Ng¯ati Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) Claims Settlement Bill

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Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)
Claims Settlement
New (unanimous)
whāngai of Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) means a
Māori who is recognised as Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)
in accordance with Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) tikanga
(customary values and practices).
Struck out (unanimous)
(4) For the purposes of the definitions of Ngāti Tuwharetoa and
Ngāti Tuwharetoa ancestor, a person is descended from
another person if the person is descended from the other
person by—
(a) birth; or
(b) legal adoption; or
(c) Maori customary adoption in accordance with the custom
of Ngāti Tuwharetoa.
(b) Maori customary adoption in accordance with the custom
of Ngāti Tuwharetoa; or
(c) legal adoption.
14 Meaning of Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) historical
claims
In this Act, Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) historical
claims—
(a) means every claim (whether or not the claim has arisen
or been considered, researched, registered, notified, or
made on or before the settlement date) that Ngāti
Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) (or a representative entity)
had at, or at any time before, the settlement date, or may
have at any time after the settlement date, that—
(i) is, or is founded on, a right arising—
(A) from the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o
Waitangi) or the principles of the Treaty of
Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi); or
(B) under legislation or at common law
(including in relation to aboriginal title or
customary law); or
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