What the official record says
This Act is the Ngai Tāmanuhiri Claims Settlement Act . This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. The purpose of this Act is— to give effect to certain provisions in the deed of settlement, which is a deed to settle the historical claims of Ngai Tāmanuhiri, dated 5 March 2011 and signed by— the Honourable Christopher Finlayson, the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, on behalf of the Crown; and Na Rongowhakaata Raihania and Hope Nga Taare Tupara, as trustees of the Tāmanuhiri Tutu Poroporo Trust on behalf of Ngai Tāmanuhiri; and to record the acknowledgements and apology offered to Ngai Tāmanuhiri by the Crown in the deed of settlement. This Act binds the Crown. This section is a guide to the overall scheme and effect of this Act,