Deed of Settlement signed with Ngāti Manuhiri On Saturday May 21,2011 a Deed of Settlement for all historical Treaty claims was signed between Ngāti Manuhiri, and the Crown at Omaha Marae in Pakiri. The claims of Ngāti Manuhiri relate to the loss of land and the actions of the Crown,
Day: May 23, 2011
The Māori Party has announced a shortlist of three names from which it will select a candidate to contest a by-election in Te Tai Tokerau. The Maori Party will choose from either: Waihoroi Shortland, Solomon Tipene or lawyer Mere Mangu. The successful candidate will be announced on Wednesday.
Three new directors have been appointed to the board of Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited, and there has been one reappointment. Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited is the sole trustee of Te Ohu Kai Moana, (the Maori Fisheries Settlement Trust), and the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Settlement Trust (Takutai
Three treaty settlements bills passed their first reading in Parliament on Tuesday. These were the Nga Wai o Maniapoti (Waipa River) Bill, the Ngāti Porou Claims Settlement Bill, and the Ngāti Pāhauwera Treaty Settlement Bill. These were the first items of Government business for the week, and deservedly so, given
On Monday Housing Minister, Phil Heatley, announced that Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga will receive Housing Innovation Funding to build an eleven bedroom kaumātua property in Flaxmere, Hastings. This is the third Crown/iwi housing partnership entered into through this fund. The Flaxmere property will offer communal accommodation for families and kaumātua, and ‘kaupapa Māori independent
This week the Tertiary Education Commission confirmed a reversal of its decision to have a Deputy Chief Executive in its new structure, (which it had announced late last month). The Deputy Chief Executive role was to have specific responsibilities for their Māori tertiary education strategy, and managing relationships with Māori.