By RNZ
The Pūkaha Forest in northern Wairarapa has been gifted to the nation by Rangitāne.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has described it as an "extraordinary act of generosity" by the iwi, which was given back the forest as part of its Treaty settlement redress in 2017.
Ardern said it was a privilege to accept the gift at a ceremony at Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre today.