Waitangi Tribunal - He Whiritaunoka (Whanganui) chapter 1 [pdf, 827 KB]
...called Ruruku Whakatupua : Te Mana o te Awa Tupua, sets out a framework for establishing the Whanganui river as a single, indivisible legal entity, from the mountains to the sea. The settlement will also allow for the creation of te pou tupua, the ‘human face’ of te awa tupua, which will act and speak for the river. te pou tupua will comprise representatives of Whanganui Māori and the Crown, symbolic of the treaty relation- ship. It will be supported by a strategy group consisting...