Deeds of settlement which aims to compensate two Taranaki tribes for serious Crown breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi were signed in Parliament on Wednesday.
Nga Ruahinerangi will receive about $68 million in a treaty settlement package, if its deed is agreed to by its tribal descendants.
The iwi almost never made it to Wellington as there were a few minor issues it needed to sort out.
But tribe lead negotiator Daisy Noble said she felt a sense of joy knowing all the hard work to reach this point was finally paying off.
Nga Ruahinerangi people could feel proud for making it this far, she said.
Ms Noble was confident her iwi members would give the settlement the go-ahead after it made a few adjustments to the settlement.
The tribe aimed to sign off its full and final settlement on 1 August.
Te Atiawa initialled its deed on Wednesday afternoon, which included a total settlement package of $91 million.
Minister of Treaty Negotiations Chris Finlayson and Nga Ruahine Treaty Negotiator Daisy Noble. Photo: RNZ / Eru Rerekura
