Claims Settlement Bill is now open for submissions   26 Sep 2016

Maori Affairs Committee

The Rangitane Tu Mai Ra (Wairarapa Tamaki nui-a-Rua) Claims Settlement Bill is now open for submissions

Maori Affairs Committee – House of Representatives

For immediate release – 26 September 2016

Whakaputaina mai o whakaaro, mo te Pire Whakataunga Kereme a Rangitane Tu Mai Ra (Wairarapa Tamaki nui-a-Rua).

Kua tata tae haere atu Te Iwi o Wairarapa, ki te whakatatu i nga kereme hitori Tiriti o Waitangi, a Rangitane na te mea, kua tuwhera i naianei te pire mo nga tapaetanga tumatanui, ki Te Komiti Whiriwhiri Take Maori o Te Paremata.

Ina noa nei Te Whare Mangai i noho ai, mo nga haora kua whakatotoroa, ki te pahi i te panuitanga tuatahi o Te Pire Whakataunga, i nga Kereme a Rangitane Tu Mai Ra (Wairarapa Tamaki nui-a-Rua).

Whakamana ai te pire, i te whakaaetanga whakataunga, i hainatia i te 6 o Here-turi-koka tau 2016, a, i whakaae ra Te Karauna, a ratou ma ko Rangitane o Wairarapa, me Rangitane o Tamaki nui-a-Rua, ki tetahi whakataunga oti atu. Ka pahi ana tera, ka riro ma te hanganga ture nga karangatanga whakataunga e whakamana, a, kua hia tau ke nei e hangaia ana.

E ki ana ra te heamana o Te Komiti Whiriwhiri Take Maori, a Tutehounuku Korako, “He wa te pire nei ma Te Iwi o Wairarapa, ki te whaiwhai ake i nga ra o-mua, a, me te whiwhi whakapaha mai i Te Karauna. Ko nga hikoi whai tikanga, haerenga whakamua enei, ma nga tangata katoa o Aotearoa.”

“He iwi e 3,000, awhiwhi pea, nga tangata o Rangitane. Mo tenei pire, tawhanawhana haere mai ai te takiwa panga i Makaramu, me te heke haere iho ki Te Matakitaki-a-Kupe. Kei roto i te takiwa panga, te rohe whanui o Te Wairarapa, me te rohe whanui o Tamaki Nui-a-Rua. Ka whakatenatena au i nga tangata katoa o Aotearoa, a, he whakapapa Wairarapa to ratou, kia whakaputaina mai, o ratou whakaaro mo tenei pire”.

Have your say on the Rangitane Tu Mai Ra (Wairarapa Tamaki nui-a-Rua) Claims Settlement Bill.

Wairapapa iwi are a step closer to settling the historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of Rangitane, with the bill now open for public submissions with Parliament’s Maori Affairs Committee.

The House of Representatives recently sat through extended sitting hours to pass the Rangitane Tu Mai Ra (Wairarapa Tamaki nui-a-Rua) Claims Settlement Bill’s first reading.

The bill gives effect to the deed of settlement signed on 6 August 2016 in which the Crown and Rangitane o Wairarapa and Rangitane o Tamaki nui-a-Rua agreed to a final settlement. Once passed, the legislation will give effect to the terms of the settlement, which has been years in the making.

Maori Affairs Committee chairperson Tutehounuku Korako says, “This bill is an opportunity for Wairapapa iwi to address the past, and receive an apology from the Crown which are important steps forward for all New Zealanders.”

“Rangitane is an iwi of about 3,000 people. The area of interest for this bill spans from Makaramu down to Cape Palliser. It encompasses the wider Wairarapa and Tamaki Nui-a-Rua regions. I’d encourage all New Zealanders with Wairapapa whakapapa to have their say about this bill,” he said.

Have your say to the Maori Affairs Committee and tell them what you think
Send your submission on the bill by midnight on Monday 7 November 2016.

For more details about the bill, visit the Parliament website:
· Read the Rangitane Tu Mai Ra (Wairarapa Tamaki nui-a-Rua) Claims Settlement Bill
Visit the Maori Affairs Committee’s Facebook page
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