In 1839, Lord Normanby, British Colonial Secretary, issued instruction to conclude a treaty between the British Crown and the Maori Chiefs.
In 1840, Te Tiriti O Waitangi is signed between 'The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and some of the Maori Tribes of New Zealand.”
In 1840, May 21st Lieutenant Governor Hobson proclaimed British Sovereignty over all of New Zealand. The North Island by the Treaty of Waitangi and the South Island by right of discovery. Under New South Wales Continuance Act 1840, NZ became a Dependency of NSW.
The first 37 MPs were elected in 1853 and in 1856 responsible Government began and NZ became a self governing colony.
New Zealand did not sign any Treaty!
How then, after these facts from the Ministry for Culture and Heritage (2009) can it be the responsibility of the NZ Government to pay out for these claims when there was no Government in place? This Treaty was initiated and signed up to its responsibilities instead of leaving the NZ Government to use the taxpayers' money to settle these huge payments for something that happened over a century ago to people who are long deceased.
Dead horses do not eat hay.
Query – should not a Treaty settlement paid to tribe encompass the sub-tribes?

KR Roke, Papamoa.