For generations, the people of Ngāti Rangitihi have sought redress for breaches of the Treaty by the Crown that have hurt them and harmed them. From the 1960s, they've made petitions, submissions, and claims to seek redress for Treaty breaches. This settlement contains Crown acknowledgements of an apology for well-founded breaches of the Treaty and its principles. The Crown acknowledges it breached its Treaty obligations when it failed to protect the tribal structures of Ngāti Rangitihi, failed to always act in good faith when leasing and purchasing Ngāti Rangitihi land blocks, failed to protect Ngāti Rangitihi from becoming virtually landless, failed to protect the Tarawera Awa, failed to actively protect te reo Māori and to encourage its use, failed to protect Ngāti Rangitihi from the impact of high survey costs, and failed to act in good faith by taking excessive land at Te Ariki for public works purposes. 