Triple

T4287046
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Whanganui River E97293 entity
Predicate legalPersonhoodRecognizedBy P3414 FINISHED
Object Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017
The Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 is a New Zealand law that recognizes the Whanganui River as a legal person and settles long-standing Treaty of Waitangi claims by affirming the river’s status as an indivisible, living whole.
E426032 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 | Statement: [Whanganui River, legalPersonhoodRecognizedBy, Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017
Context triple: [Whanganui River, legalPersonhoodRecognizedBy, Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017]
  • A. Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Act 2010
    The Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Act 2010 is New Zealand legislation that settles historical Treaty of Waitangi claims over the Waikato River by recognizing Waikato-Tainui’s rights and establishing co-governance and co-management arrangements for the river.
  • B. Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 2006
    The Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 2006 is New Zealand legislation that revised and updated the framework for addressing historical Treaty of Waitangi claims, including changes to the operation and jurisdiction of the Waitangi Tribunal.
  • C. Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1988
    The Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1988 is New Zealand legislation that expanded and strengthened the powers of the Waitangi Tribunal to investigate historical breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi, including those dating back to 1840.
  • D. Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
    Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 is a key New Zealand law that governs Māori land, aiming to promote its retention in Māori ownership and strengthen the role of Māori landowners and customary interests in land management.
  • E. Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
    The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 is New Zealand legislation that established the Waitangi Tribunal to investigate and make recommendations on breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi between the Crown and Māori.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017
Triple: [Whanganui River, legalPersonhoodRecognizedBy, Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017]
Generated description
The Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 is a New Zealand law that recognizes the Whanganui River as a legal person and settles long-standing Treaty of Waitangi claims by affirming the river’s status as an indivisible, living whole.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017
Target entity description: The Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017 is a New Zealand law that recognizes the Whanganui River as a legal person and settles long-standing Treaty of Waitangi claims by affirming the river’s status as an indivisible, living whole.
  • A. Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Act 2010
    The Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Act 2010 is New Zealand legislation that settles historical Treaty of Waitangi claims over the Waikato River by recognizing Waikato-Tainui’s rights and establishing co-governance and co-management arrangements for the river.
  • B. Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 2006
    The Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 2006 is New Zealand legislation that revised and updated the framework for addressing historical Treaty of Waitangi claims, including changes to the operation and jurisdiction of the Waitangi Tribunal.
  • C. Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1988
    The Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1988 is New Zealand legislation that expanded and strengthened the powers of the Waitangi Tribunal to investigate historical breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi, including those dating back to 1840.
  • D. Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
    Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 is a key New Zealand law that governs Māori land, aiming to promote its retention in Māori ownership and strengthen the role of Māori landowners and customary interests in land management.
  • E. Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
    The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 is New Zealand legislation that established the Waitangi Tribunal to investigate and make recommendations on breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi between the Crown and Māori.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: legalPersonhoodRecognizedBy
Context triple: [Whanganui River, legalPersonhoodRecognizedBy, Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017]
  • A. legalPersonality chosen
    Indicates that an entity possesses recognized legal status, enabling it to hold rights, bear obligations, and act as a subject under the law.
  • B. legalRecognition
    Indicates that an authority formally acknowledges the validity, status, or rights associated with an entity, relationship, or action under the law.
  • C. recognizedAsSovereignBy
    Indicates that one entity formally acknowledges another entity’s status and authority as a sovereign state or governing power.
  • D. legalEmbodimentOf
    Indicates that one entity serves as the legally recognized form, vehicle, or representation through which another entity exists, acts, or holds rights and obligations in law.
  • E. legalSubject
    Indicates that an entity is the bearer of legal rights, duties, or responsibilities within a legal relationship or context.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69b3454595848190a0e6bbb6a2bea040 completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b3505ef9fc81909c73e64bf77052ce completed March 12, 2026, 11:46 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5b7c8c1ac819086ded38c1abe9b63 completed March 14, 2026, 7:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5b8e9ab9c81909a19062a901e8a1b completed March 14, 2026, 7:37 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5b95cfbdc8190b65cf338aa9abd5b completed March 14, 2026, 7:39 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69b347fc4c0c8190a7fcd814e27308a5 completed March 12, 2026, 11:10 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:08 p.m.