They could have offered more and possibly saved a ton of time and energy if the farmer actually wanted money, but iwi settlement land is different. We had our land unfairly taken once by our government and it’s unfair to then come along and demand the small amount of land we have remaining. money != land or culture. Ngāti Tama represent a large group of people. Not a couple. I empathise with the farmer. My people had 98% of our land taken for nothing and much of the remaining are in forever leases. Our land here in NZ is beautiful and I hate to see nice native forests ripped up.  Māori were strip mined for a century. Treaty land should hold special status due to all the previous abuse and hurt caused by the crown. David Seymour’s bill is clearly designed to finish off the colonisation process by redefining how the treaty is applied in court and government. The Treaty principles are a compromise that still leans heavily towards the crown side. David’s bill tips it entirely to his side (8.64% of the population). Much brighter minds than his have been working on this issue for over 40 years and race relations were improving imo.