Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017

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The Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 is a New Zealand law that recognizes the Whanganui River as a legal person and settles long-standing Treaty of Waitangi claims by affirming the river’s status as an indivisible, living whole.

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instanceOf New Zealand Act of Parliament ⓘ
settlement legislation ⓘ
addresses Treaty of Waitangi breaches by the Crown in relation to the Whanganui River ⓘ
historical grievances of Whanganui iwi ⓘ
administeredBy Ministry of Justice (New Zealand) ⓘ
Office for Māori Crown Relations – Te Arawhiti ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Te Awa Tupua Act 2017 ⓘ
appliesTo Whanganui River catchment ⓘ
cameIntoForce 2017-03-21 ⓘ
contains Te Awa Tupua status and recognition provisions ⓘ
provisions for Te Heke Ngahuru strategy group (river strategy) ⓘ
provisions for Te Karewao governance and strategy groups ⓘ
provisions for Te Kōpuka nā Te Awa Tupua (collaborative forum) ⓘ
provisions for Te Pou Tupua appointment and functions ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
dateOfRoyalAssent 2017-03-20 ⓘ
defines Te Pou Tupua as the human face of Te Awa Tupua ⓘ
linked to: Te Pou Tupua
establishes Te Pou Tupua ⓘ
implements Treaty of Waitangi settlement for Whanganui River ⓘ
includes Māori language terms and concepts ⓘ
influenced global discourse on rights of nature ⓘ
jurisdiction New Zealand ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalInnovation recognition of a river as a legal person ⓘ
legislature New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
providesFor a framework for the health and wellbeing of Te Awa Tupua ⓘ
cultural redress to Whanganui iwi ⓘ
financial redress to Whanganui iwi ⓘ
guardianship arrangements for Te Awa Tupua ⓘ
purpose to give effect to the Whanganui River settlement ⓘ
to recognise Te Awa Tupua as a legal person ⓘ
to recognise the Whanganui River as an indivisible and living whole ⓘ
to settle historical Treaty of Waitangi claims relating to the Whanganui River ⓘ
recognises Te Awa Tupua ⓘ
Whanganui River as a legal person ⓘ
Whanganui River as an indivisible and living whole ⓘ
intrinsic values of the Whanganui River ⓘ
the concept of Te Awa Tupua as comprising the Whanganui River and its tributaries ⓘ
the relationship between Whanganui iwi and the Whanganui River ⓘ
region Manawatū-Whanganui ⓘ
Whanganui ⓘ
relatedLegislation Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 ⓘ
relatesTo Te Awa Tupua ⓘ
Treaty of Waitangi ⓘ
Whanganui River ⓘ
shortTitle Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 ⓘ
sponsor New Zealand Government ⓘ
yearEnacted 2017 ⓘ

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Whanganui River → legalPersonhoodRecognizedBy → Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 ⓘ
Whanganui iwi → partOf → Te Awa Tupua settlement framework ⓘ
linked to: Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017
Whanganui iwi → playedRoleIn → Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 ⓘ
Whanganui iwi → hasLegalSettlement → Whanganui River Treaty settlement ⓘ
linked to: Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017
Whanganui iwi → usesLegalFramework → Te Awa Tupua Act for river management ⓘ
linked to: Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017
Te Awa Tupua → hasLegalRecognition → Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 ⓘ
Te Awa Tupua → hasSettlementContext → Whanganui River Treaty of Waitangi claims settlement ⓘ
linked to: Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017
Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 → shortTitle → Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 ⓘ
Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 → alsoKnownAs → Te Awa Tupua Act 2017 ⓘ
linked to: Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017
Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 → recognises → Whanganui River as a legal person ⓘ
linked to: Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017
Te Pou Tupua → createdByStatute → Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 ⓘ
Te Pou Tupua → subjectOf → Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 ⓘ
Whanganui River Treaty of Waitangi settlement → implementedBy → Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 ⓘ
Whanganui River Treaty of Waitangi settlement → relatedTo → Whanganui River claims (WAI 167 and related claims) ⓘ
linked to: Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017