The Crown acknowledged and apologized for the invasion and confiscation of Waikato lands. The settlement combined NZ$170 million in cash and assets, return or purchase of selected lands, and cultural redress. It was a negotiated settlement under severe limits on restoration: the iwi had sought the return of confiscated land, and the Crown did not restore all territory.
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What did the 1995 Waikato-Tainui settlement combine?
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The deed combined NZ$170 million in cash and assets with selected land and cultural redress; it did not restore all confiscated land.
The Waikato-Tainui deed combined an apology with financial, land and cultural measures.
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The 1995 deed bundled several forms of redress, though it did not return all confiscated territory.