Last Friday the Waitangi Tribunal released its ruling on whether an urgent inquiry should be held in regards to the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 (the MACA Act). Chief Judge Wilson Isaac ruled that urgency should be granted. By way of background, this Act allows for Māori/iwi
Day: September 1, 2017
The Māori Television Service has released data from a political poll taken in three Māori electorate seats.[1] The poll shows: 52% support for Howie Tamati (Māori Party) in Te Tai Hauāuru (compared with 39% for his nearest competitor, the incumbent Adrian Rurawhe (Labour); 55% support for Meka Whaitiri (Labour) in
The Probation Board has announced that Sir Ngātata Love will be released from prison on parole in October, as he is of low risk of reoffending. He will be barred from having any direct or indirect contact with the Wellington Tenths Trust or Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust until April
Paul Majurey (Ngati Maru, Ngati Whanaunga, Ngati Paoa and Ngati Tamaterā (Marutūāhu)), has been reappointed to the board of Te Papa. Maru Eva Nihoniho (Te Whānau ā Apanui, Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu) has been appointed to the Māori Television Board.
Ngāti Pāoa and the Crown have now initialled a Deed of Settlement, which includes financial redress of $23.5 million. However, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is strongly disputing this settlement, and claims it breaches its own settlement with the Crown – and pre-empts a pending Court of Appeal decision on the matter.
Ngāti Rangi initialled its Deed of Settlement last week, about five months after reaching an agreement in principle with the Crown. The settlement will include $17 million in financial redress, the $8 million Karioi Forest, and the potential to build 50 houses at Waiouru.
Ngāti Maniapoto also signed an agreement in principle with the Crown last week, to settle all of their historic Treaty of Waitangi claims. The agreement includes financial and commercial redress totalling $165 million – making it one of the largest settlements (and fastest to achieve). [Extract from Ministerial Press Release:
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua also had an Agreement in Principle reached for its historic claims. This includes financial and commercial redress of $7.2 million, and cultural redress of $500,000. (Note the majority of Ngāti Whātua historical claims have already been settled through Orākei, Kaipara, Te Uri o Hau and
Last week Whakatōhea entered into an Agreement in Principle with the Crown to settle all historic Treaty of Waitangi claims. The redress will total $100 million, and include specific funding for Te Reo revitalisation, and education endowments. This is a massive achievement for the iwi, given negotiations only recommenced in
While many politicians are focused on General Election matters, the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Chris Finlayson, continues to steam ahead with Treaty settlement milestone completions, with about one dozen positive actions to resolve Treaty settlements being completed over the last month, (just before Parliament rose last week). We