Waikato River legislation receives Royal Assent

At a ceremony at Government House Vogel on 7 May 2010, the Governor-General, Hon Sir Anand Satyanand, gave Royal Assent to the Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Bill passed by the House of Representatives the day before. On the table is the ceremonial mere, Te Raupatu, which was gifted to the Crown when the Deed of Settlement, that led to the Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claims Act 1995, was signed 15 years ago.