Kaumatua Briefing Hui

Treaty Settlement Kaupapa

9 August 2013

Marae Trustees Alternates Tūparehuia Kathy Pita Dick Pene

Ngaiotonga Merepeka Henley (Deputy Chair)

Jury Greenland

Punaruku Haydn Edmonds (Chair)

Otetao Gary Reti Elvis Reti

Mokau Donna Tamaki Adrianne Taungapeau

Oakura Henry Murphy

Whananāki Allan More Isha Waetford

Matapōuri Kris MacDonald Marion Kerepeti-Edwards

Ngunguru Erica Wellington Mike Rundlett

Pātaua Hori P Mahanga

Takahīwai Michael Leuluai

Pākiri Laly Haddon QSM

Motairehe Andrea Munro Jeff Cleave

Kawa George Ngāwaka

Notified Purpose of Hui

• Provide and early briefing for Kaumauta

– We want to keep you informed of developments

– We want your support and advice

Notified Purpose of Hui

• Provide and early briefing for Kaumauta

– Feedback received and issues identified following release of DRAFT mandate strategy

– Improvements made to the mandate strategy

– Ngatiwai Tupuna, Hapu, WAI claims included in mandate sought

– Other matters

Overview of the Direct Negotiations Pathway

Pre Negotiations

• Research

• Mandate put to Vote

• Deed of Mandate

• Terms of Negotiation

Negotiations & Settlement

• Agreement in Principle

• Initialled Deed of Settlement

• Ratification of DOS and PSGE Put to vote

Settlement Legislation

• Legislation created (Bill)

• Select Committee submissions and hearings

• Bill passed into Law (Act)

Post Settlement

Redress

• Historical Account and Apology

• Cultural Redress

• Commercial Redress

Recap of events to date

• 2009 Ngati Manuhiri, Ngati Rehua

• Correspondence between NTB and Crown

• 3 Info hui: Ngaiotonga, Whangarei, Auckland

• DRAFT mandate strategy & feedback

• Revised mandate strategy endorsed by Crown

• Public Notice in Major Daily News media

Te Iwi o Ngatiwai “Claimant Community”

NTB

Treaty Claims Committee

Negotiators

Kaumātua Hapū

Research

Group

Advisory Relationship

Reporting Relationship

Blue indicates existing structures

Brown indicates proposed

structures

Govern

ance

Opera

tions

Our Founding Tupuna

• Manaia II

• Te Rauotehuia

• Tahuhunuiorangi

• And other key tupuna (See full description in the mandate strategy page 11)

Our Marae

Our Hapu Ngātiwai Hapu

Ngāti Kuta Te Kainga Kurī

Patu Keha Ngāti Toki ki-te-moana

Te Kapotai Te Patuharakeke

Ngāti Tautahi Ngāti Takapari

Te Uri o Hikihiki Ngāti Kororā

Te Aki Tai Te Whānau ā Rangiwhakaahu

Te Whānau Whero-mata-mamoe

Our Rohe/Area of Interest

Within the Taitokerau Region

The Ngātiwai rohe includes the

contiguous area from the

mountains to the sea and into the

Exclusive Economic Zone

Crown settlement policy on WAI Claims to be included

• The Crown negotiates Treaty settlements with Large Natural Groups • The Minister for Treaty of Waitangi negotiations has

recognised Ngatiwai as a Large Natural Group

• The Crown negotiates comprehensive Treaty settlements • This means all hapu and WAI claims are included in the

mandate sought from Te Iwi o Ngatiwai

• WAI Claims • Historical Treaty claims are those arising out of Crown

actions an omissions before 21 September 1991. • Contemporary claims relate to actions of the Crown that

occurred after 21 September 1991 – separate process later

WAI Claims Included WAI No. Claim Title Claimants

67 Oriwa 1 B3 Jean Applehof & and Ors

156 Oriwa Block (Whananāki) Marie Tautari

244 Te Iwi o Ngātiwai historical claims Uru Palmer/Ngātiwai Trust Board

262 Flora & Fauna Saana Murray, Te Witi McMath & Ors

343 Otetao A Block Wayne Peters

504 South Whangārei Land & Seabed Tamihana Paki

511 Matapōuri Bay Council sections Chris Koroheke & Ors

745 Patuharakeke Hapū Lands &

Resources Luana Pirihi & Ors

1308 Pukekauri & Takahīwai Grant Ngāwaka Pirihi & Ors

1384 Whāngaruru Lands Elvis Reti & Ors

1392 Pukekauri 1A, 2A & 2B. Wiki Te

Pirihi & ors Ephie Pearly Pene

WAI Claims Included WAI No. Claim Title Claimants

1512 Descds of Wiki Pirihi & Raiha Te Kauwhata Michael Leulua’i

1528 Native Land Court: Te Kauwhata Carmen Hetaraka

1529 Native Land Court: Hetaraka & Herewini Toru Hetaraka

1530 Native Land Court: Hetaraka & Herewini Te Rina Hetaraka

1539 Native Land Court: D Kereopa & S Pirihi Te Aroha Going

1544 Ngātiwai Land Blocks George Davies & Ors

1677 Orokawa 3B Perpetual lease Hūhana Seve

1711 Te Whānau ā Rangiwhakaahu Hapū

Kris MacDonald, James

Mackie & Ors

1712 Native Land Court: Toi te Huatahi & Te

Mawe Marino Māhanga

1717 Native land Court: Te Whānau Whero Alan Moore & Takapari Waata

1719 ML Blocks: Hone & Erana Murphy Henry Murphy

WAI Claims Included WAI No. Claim Title Claimants

1723 Crown’s Environmental Policies John Paki

1726 Paremata Mōkau A13 Block etc Robin Paratene

1786 Actions of the Crown: Reweti whānau Ike Reti, Gary Reti & Ors

1954 Native Land Court: Haika & Te Kauwhata Eta Haika

1960 Rangatiratanga: Tamihana & Kaupeka Kapotai Tamihana

1961 Native Land Court: Pita Tunua & ors David Carpenter

1955 Partitioning land: Patu Harakeke &

Ngātiwai Juanita De Senna

1973 Native Land Court: Hone Pita & Marara

Pita Robert Carpenter

2022

Foreshore Seabed Motokokako Island

Edina Colston (Patuone Hoskins

on behalf of the Ahuwhenua

Trust and owners of Motokokako

2243 Little Barrier Is Acquisition Act Tamihana Paki

4. Supplementary Claims

• After the mandate strategy was placed on the OTS website, the Crown instructed the Trust Board to include further WAI claims which appear to relate to Ngatiwai hapu.

4. Supplementary Claims WAI Claim Title Claimants

245 Hinetapu Maihi Mahanga whanau Hoori George Moanaroa Munro Parata

620 Te Waiariki/Ngati Korora Hapu Colin Malcolm & Ors

688 Nga Hapu o Whangarei Richard John Nathan & Ors

887 Himi Tataiarangi Watene Tautari Whakapapa Whanau Trust

Timi Tahana Watene & Ors

1307 Ngati Kuta Ke Te Rawhiti Matiutaera Te Nana Clendon & Ors

1411 Te Waiariki/Ngati Korora/Ngati Taka Violet Sade & Ors

1412 Te Waiariki/Ngati Korora/Ngati Taka Violet Sade & Ors

1413 Te Waiariki/Ngati Korora/Ngati Taka Violet Sade & Ors

1414 Te Waiariki/Ngati Korora/Ngati Taka Violet Sade & Ors

1415 Te Waiariki/Ngati Korora/Ngati Taka Violet Sade & Ors

1416 Te Waiariki/Ngati Korora/Ngati Taka Violet Sade & Ors

1464 Te Kapotai and Ngati Pare Te Riwhi Whao Reti & Ors

1513 Te Roopu Whakamana Elizabeth Kopa & Ors

1546 Te Kapotai Edward Henry Cook

Kaumatua Briefing Hui

Treaty Settlement Kaupapa

9 August 2013

Crown settlement policy And NTB Accountability Measures

• To be recognised as a mandated body the Ngātiwai Trust Board needs to:

– provide a claimant definition including all

hapu and WAI claims; – be appropriately accountable to the large

natural group; and – carry out an open and transparent process to

seek a mandate.

NTB Structure & Accountability

• The Ngātiwai Trust Board is a Charitable Trust established in 1984 with governance and management arrangement set out in a Trust Deed

• The Trustee’s are appointed through Marae elections held every three years

• The Trustee’s decision making process is by a simple majority (>50%)

• Any adult registered members of Ngātiwai Trust Board is eligible for election

• Each Marae may also elect an alternate Trustee

Structure and Accountability

• The Ngātiwai Trust Board will report back to the Te Iwi o Ngatiwai through: • Annual General Meetings and Special General Meetings • Wananga and ongoing Hapu/Marae hui • Regular Panui/news-letters/website, smart phone

“app”

• The mandate can be removed through a process equivalent to the process that established the mandate.

• The Ngātiwai Trust Board will present an initialed deed of settlement to the claimant community for their ratification.

An Open and Transparent Mandate Process • Mandate hui and voting period August/September

– Regional hui: Whangarei, Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Tauranga, Wellington

– Marae hui: Ngaiotonga, Matapouri, and Pakiri

• Votes counted – made public – Passed to OTS

• Submissions invited – Public notification and letters to Wai claimants: – submissions, views and enquiries invited

• Ngatiwai Trust Board respond – to any issues raised in submissions

• Ministers make a decision • whether to recognise a deed of mandate for the Ngatiwai Trust Board

5. Mandate hui schedule The voting period will open on 17 August and close on 15 September 2013

Venue Location Date

Ngatiwai Marae Ngaiotonga 24 August 2013

The Tauranga Tauranga 28 August 2013

Brentwood Wellington 29 August 2013

Matapouri Marae Matapouri 31 August 2013

Copthorne Hotel Rotorua 2 September 2013

Kingsgate Hamilton 3 September 2013

The Waipuna Auckland 4 September 2013

Northtec Marae Whangarei 7 September 2013

Omaha Marae Leigh 14 September 2013

5. Where can I get more information?

Voting/Hui information

Election Services Ltd

P.O. Box 5135

Wellesley Street

Auckland 1141

Free phone: 0800 922 822

E-mail:

info@electionservices.co.nz

Website:

www.electionservices.co.nz

Mandate Strategy information

Ngātiwai Trust Board

129 Port Road or

P.O. Box 1332

Whangarei 0110

Phone: (09) 430 0939

E-mail:

ngatiwai@ngatiwai.iwi.nz

Website:

www.ngatiwai.iwi.nz

6. Questions And

Answers?

7. Voting: Mandate Resolution

That the Ngātiwai Trust Board is mandated to

represent Te Iwi o Ngātiwai in direct negotiations with the Crown for the comprehensive settlement of all the remaining historical Treaty claims of Ngātiwai including registered and un-registered claims

The vote is by postal ballot for all members of Te Iwi o Ngatiwai over 18

years of age.

Special votes are available to unregistered members.

Votes may be posted to the Independent Returning Officer,

placed in the ballot box provided at the mandate hui or cast online.

The resolution to be put to the vote is as follows:

Ngātiwai Trust Board wants your mandate to

Seek a Treaty Settlement with the Crown

(via direct negotiations)

Mandate hui August/September 2013