Maori Affairs Committee considering 3 Treaty settlement bill   3 May 2016

3 May 2016

Maori Affairs Committee considering 3 Treaty settlement bills

Kua tuwhera i te wiki nei, te tuku tapae mai mo nga pire whakamana i etahi whakataunga i raro i te mana o Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Kei te whakaaroaro Te Komiti Whiriwhiri Take Maori o Te Paremata, i Te Pire Whakataunga i nga Kereme a Nga Hapu o Ngati Ranginui, me Te Whakatika Hapa mo Te Ohu o Te Iwi o Tauranga Moana, Te Pire Whakataunga i nga Kereme a Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa, a, me Te Pire Whakataunga i nga Kereme a Ngati Pukenga.

Ko nga momo pire nei tetahi wahi o nga wahanga whakaotinga, kia tatu ai nga kereme i raro i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Kua hainatia nga whakaaetanga whakataunga i waenganui i Te Karauna me nga mangai o te iwi, o te hapu, a, ma nga pire nei e whakamana nga whakaritenga o enei whakataunga kia ture ai.

Hei ta Te Heamana o Te Komiti Whiriwhiri Take Maori, a Tutehounuku Korako, “Kei te titiro whakamua atu te komiti ki te wa, e whakarongo ai ki nga whakaaro o te marea mo nga whakataunga nei. He wahi nui mo Te Paremata te hatepe komiti whiriwhiri, kia rongo ai ki nga take e pa ana ki nga whakataunga Tiriti, otira, mai i te hunga i papangia.”

Hoatu wahi ai te whakaaetanga Ohu o Te Iwi o Tauranga Moana, i tetahi whakatika hapa Tiriti mo nga panga tuari o te ohu, otira, o nga iwi e 3 o Te Moana-A-Toi Te Huatahi, ko Te Wahapu o Tauranga Moana nei kei waenganui i a ratou: ara, i a Ngai Te Rangi, i nga hapu o Ngati Ranginui, a, i a Ngati Pukenga. Kihai taua whakaaetanga e kaha ki te whakatatu kereme hitori.

Whakamana ai Te Pire Whakataunga i nga Kereme a Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa, i te whakaaetanga whakataunga, tera i hainatia i te 18 o Hakihea tau 2015, a, i whakaae ra Te Karauna me Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa i roto, ki tetahi whakataunga oti atu mo nga kereme hitori a Ngati Kahu ki Whangaroa, i raro i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ko te rohe o Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa, kei waenganui o Mangonui me Kaeo i te takutai moana o Te Tai Tokerau.

Whakamana ai Te Pire Whakataunga i nga Kereme a Ngati Pukenga i te whakaaetanga whakataunga, tera i hainatia i te 7 o Paenga-whawha tau 2013, a, i whakaae ra Te Karauna me Ngati Pukenga i roto, ki tetahi whakataunga oti atu mo nga kereme hitori a Ngati Pukenga, i raro i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Toro atu ai te rohe o Ngati Pukenga huri rauna i te rohe whanui o Tauranga, atu i Waihi ki te raki me te hipa atu i Te Puke ki te tonga.

Me tuku a-tuihono ki: http://bit.ly/1RFKZPC hei mua mai i waenganui po, Paraire 27 o Haratua, tau 2016.

Bills to enact a number of Treaty of Waitangi settlements are open for submission. Parliament’s Maori Affairs Committee is considering the Tauranga Moana Iwi Collective Redress and Nga Hapu o Ngati Ranginui Claims Settlement Bill, the Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa Claims Settlement Bill, and the Ngati Pukenga Claims Settlement Bill.

Settlement bills such as these are part of the final stages of bringing Treaty of Waitangi claims to resolution. Deeds of settlement have been signed between the Crown and the iwi and hapu representatives, and the bills enact the terms of these settlements into law.

Chair of the Maori Affairs Committee, Tutehounuku Korako, said “The committee looks forward to hearing the public’s thoughts on these settlements. The select committee process is an important opportunity for Parliament to hear the issues relating to Treaty settlements, particularly from the people affected.”

The Tauranga Moana Iwi Collective deed provides collective Treaty redress in respect of shared interests of the collective, which is comprised of 3 Bay of Plenty iwi centred around the Tauranga Harbour: Ngai Te Rangi, Nga Hapu o Ngati Ranginui, and Ngati Pukenga. It does not settle any historical claims.

The Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa Claims Settlement Bill gives effect to the deed of settlement signed on 18 December 2015 in which the Crown and Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa agreed to the final settlement of the historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa. The rohe of Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa is in centred on the Northland coastline between Mangonui and Kaeo.

The Ngati Pukenga Claims Settlement Bill gives effect to the deed of settlement signed on 7 April 2013 in which the Crown and Ngati Pukenga agreed to the final settlement of the historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of Ngati Pukenga. The Ngai Pukenga rohe extends around the wider Tauranga region, from Waihi in the north and past Te Puke in the south.

Submit online at: http://bit.ly/1RFKZPC before midnight Friday 27 May 2016.

See how to make a submission, visit: http://bit.ly/1VEeqVj

Te Reo version: http://bit.ly/1ZF6HmY

Further information on the bills: http://bit.ly/1OFbeFo

The Maori Affairs Committee’s Facebook page

The Parliament website – Make a submission on the bills

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