The eight iwi comprising the Central North Island Iwi Collective have completed a mana whenua (territorial rights) process to establish a land ownership agreement that will take effect in...

An adjudication process sorting out iwi land rights within Kaingaroa Forest is still on target for a June 20 outcome. The eight iwi entities that signed up to the $418 million Central North Island forestry settlement bagan meeting in Rotorua on April 14 with three adjudicators to determine mana whenua(territorial rights) to specific areas within the 176,000-hectare...