Bay of Plenty iwi are to sign a $35million Treaty of Waitangi settlement in a four day celebration in Tauranga this weekend.

Members of Ngai Te Rangi and Nga Potiki will gather at Whareroa Marae in Mount Maunganui on Saturday to witness the signing of the Deed of Settlement.

Up to 1000 people are expected at Whareroa Marae in Mount Maunganui for the Treaty of Waitangi settlement signing.

Both Ngai Te Rangi and Nga Potiki will each sign a deed with the Crown marking the end of negotiations with the Crown over redress for historical acts.

'For almost 150 years, more than five generations of our people have been carrying an unbearable pain that this weekend will end and allow us to get on with the work of moving forward," says Ngai Te Rangi spokesperson Charlie Tawhiao.

'We're very pleased to hear the Crown has acknowledged that, up until now, it has not properly dealt with the injustices we've suffered, that it now recognises we had control over our tribal area up until it started the war with us in 1864 that caused real suffering for many of our people.”

Under the settlement package Ngai Te Rangi will receive $29.5million and Nga Potiki will get $3.1million.

Ngai Te Rangi receives ownership of a number of cultural and commercial assets including Motuotau Island and Karewa. Ownership of Puwhenua and Otanewainuku scenic reserves will go to various tribes.

Nga Potiki will receive ownership of 10 hectares of Otara Maunga.

Iwi is given right of first refusal to purchase numerous properties in Tauranga.

Legal recognition of the cultural, spiritual, historical and traditional associations Ngai Te Rangi and Nga Potiki have with several waterways and coastal areas in the Tauranga district and recognition of Maori names for several places in Tauranga district.

The redress includes a commitment from the Crown to address significant housing needs signalled by Ngai Te Rangi and Nga Potiki.

Nga Potiki obtained own mandate alongside Ngai Te Rangi and have successfully worked with Ngai Te Rangi to have their claims addressed in this process.

In addition to these confiscations, Nga Potiki also suffered from wholesale implementation of the Public Works Act, says Nga Potiki spokesperson Colin Reeder.

Minister of Treaty Settlements Christopher Finlayson says Ngai Te Rangi and Nga Potiki are the final groups to sign individual deed settlements in Tauranga.

'All parties can now focus on finalising the Tauranga Moana Iwi Collective settlement for shared interests of the iwi and complete all historical settlements in the Tauranga area.”

The signing ceremony will take place this Saturday at Whareroa Marae starting at 9.30am with a powhiri to Treaty Negotiations Minister Christopher Finlayson and others.

To mark the milestone, Ngai Te Rangi will be holding numerous festival activities throughout four days starting Friday.

Charlie is expecting 500 to 1000 guests at the marae the mark the milestone.

The signing will also mark the omissions that saw the two tribes face loss of life and loss of lands and resources that enabled them to survive and contribute to the regional and national economies.