Māori tribe secures landmark apology and compensation over colonial atrocities

Settlement is the culmination of more than 30 years of fighting for reparations

It took decades of fighting for reparations but a Mori tribe has finally secured a long-awaited apology and millions of dollars in redress for atrocities committed by the crown, including for its indiscriminate" killings and massive" alienation of tribal land.

On Wednesday, a charter train wound its way down the spine of New Zealand's North Island, picking up hundreds of Ngti Maniapoto iwi (tribe) members. The iwi travelled for nine hours until they reached Wellington where, the next day, they joined many more members in the parliament's public gallery to witness the Maniapoto claims settlement bill become law.