Get WHANGANUI IWI REGISTRATION FORM - Te Awa Tupua - Teawatupua Co

The law declares that the river is a living whole, from the mountains to the sea, incorporating all its physical and metaphysical elements. The law was part of a settlement with the Whanganui Iwi, comprising Māori from a number of tribes who have long viewed the river as a living force.

The bill provided a settlement of $80 million to redress these “actions and omissions” of the Crown and recognised Te Awa Tupua as an indivisible and living whole, comprising the Whanganui River from the mountains to the sea, and all its physical and metaphysical elements.

It must be a full, final and comprehensive settlement of your group's historical grievances against the Crown. How the Deed of Settlement is shared with the claimant group and voted on is up to your representatives, but it will be similar to the process you went through when your representatives were getting mandated.

As well as making the river and all its tributaries a being with rights, the settlement provides $30 million to restore its health and $80 million in financial redress to its tribes. Whanganui Mayor Annette Main described the settlement as the perfect arrangement to manage the river.

The bill provided a settlement of $80 million to redress these “actions and omissions” of the Crown and recognised Te Awa Tupua as an indivisible and living whole, comprising the Whanganui River from the mountains to the sea, and all its physical and metaphysical elements.

Te Awa Tupua is an indivisible and living whole, comprising of the Whanganui River from the mountains to the sea, incorporating its tributaries and all its physical and metaphysical elements. Ms Main said her council welcomed the move to work together with Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi.