The Ahuriri Hapū Claims Settlement Bill gives effect to the settlement package set out in the Ahuriri Hapū deed of settlement, and acknowledges all the historic Te Tiriti o Waitangi claims of Ahuriri Hapū. The bill, like the deed, acknowledges the Crown's historic breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, but also seeks to go some way in providing Ahuriri Hapū with a strong foundation for their future social, cultural, and economic development. The historical account records that Ahuriri Hapū sought to establish an ongoing and mutually beneficial relationship with the Crown after 1840. Ahuriri Hapū, as Treaty partners, have fulfilled their obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi, something that the Crown has not done.