17 Dec 2025

Crown returns more than 3,000 hectares of land to Maori

From Midday Report, 12:11 pm on 17 December 2025

The Crown is returning more than 3,000 hectares of land to Maori in the top of the South Island - ending what's thought to be the country's longest running property dispute. Kerensa Johnston from Te Here-a-Nuku - Making the Tenths Whole spoke to Lauren Crimp.