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Kerensa Johnston & Jeremy Banks reflect on 180 year battle

20 Dec 2025

This week a deal was signed at Parliament between Maori and the Crown for the return of more than 3000 hectares of land in Nelson, Tasman and Golden Bay. Kerensa Johnston and Jeremy Banks were part of the decades long legal battle to regain the land which dates back to an agreement in the 1840s. They were both at… Audio

Saturday 20 December 2025

Kerensa Johnston & Jeremy Banks reflect on 180 year battle to regain land 

Nelson Tenths litigation update

Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii

This week a deal was signed at Parliament between Māori and the Crown for the return of more than 3000 hectares of land in Nelson, Tasman and Golden Bay. Kerensa Johnston and Jeremy Banks were part of the decades long legal battle to regain the land which dates back to an agreement in the 1840s. They were both at Parliament on Wednesday and tell Julian Wilcox what it was like to finally see justice done and what happens next.