Julia GabelPolitical Journalist·NZ Herald·16 Jun, 2026 12:20 AM3 mins to read‌Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith. Photo / Mark MitchellTreaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith. Photo / Mark MitchellTreaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith is not ruling out including an agree-to-disagree sovereignty clause in the Crown’s settlement deed with Ngāpuhi, the country’s largest remaining iwi yet to settle historical Treaty grievances with the Crown.

Goldsmith said such a clause, which has been a point of contention between other