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Emotions ran high at Parliament, as central North Island iwi Ngāti Hāua watched their treaty settlement pass its final reading on Thursday, closing a nine-year chapter in their fight for recognition and redress.

For Ngāti Hāua, the day was decades in the making. Nearly 200 iwi members were in the House, as their treaty settlement, Te Pua o te Riri Kore, was formally enacted into law.

The legislation marks the culmination of negotiations over redress for historical breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Outside Parliament, Ngāti Hāua Iwi Trust chair Graham 'Tinka' Bell said he was emotional and happy.

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