Govt to apologise for Parihaka atrocities-radionz.co.nz

Govt to apologise for Parihaka atrocities New Zealand 25 May 2017 Govt to apologise for Parihaka atrocities The Crown is to formally apologise for atrocities during the sacking of the pacifist settlement at Parihaka in Taranaki in 1881. The Parihaka Papakainga Trust has agreed to a reconciliation package that will be signed during a ceremony at the settlement on 9 June. The package includes $9 million, which the trust initially rejected as being not enough. It also includes help in establishing a governance structure, the creation of an intellectual property framework and deals for services from 10 Crown agencies and three local councils. Puna Wano-Bryant, who chairs the trust, said this had been a long time coming. "It's been many, many years in the making of Parihaka and the Crown working towards an agreement, what we've called it is a process of reconciliation addressing the hurts and grievances of the past but looking more into the future, our relationship in the future." READ MORE:http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/331556/govt-to-apologise-for-parihaka-atrocities