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Today's signing of the Ngai Tahu deed of settlement in Kaikoura marks a turning point in the tribe's history.
In accepting the deed of settlement of its Treaty of Waitangi claims, Ngai Tahu puts behind it 148 years of claims against the Crown.
Tribal leaders say Ngai Tahu people have to move out of "grievance mode" because the $170 million deal gives the chance to build a secure economic base.
Takahanga Marae in Kaikoura, centre of the Ngati Kuri hapu (sub- tribe), was thick with parliamentarians and government officials for today's...