Date of publication
Aug. 26, 2010
Document Reference #
A/HRC/15/37/Add.9
Publishing Organization
Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Document Type
Observation and Recommendations
Country
New Zealand
Original Document
Protected Area Reference
76. The Special Rapporteur notes with concern the Government’s position not to return to Ngati Tuhoe their traditional lands within the Te Urewera National Park . He urges the Government to reconsider this position in the light of the merits of the Tuhoe claim and considerations of restorative justice, and to not rule out the possibility of return of these lands to Tuhoe in the future even if it is not included in a near-term settlement.