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<\/p>\nAuckland and Hauraki iwi Ng\u0101ti P\u0101oa is celebrating the passing of its Treaty settlement, marking a significant milestone in settling decades-long historical grievances with the Crown.<\/p>\n
Around 500 descendants of the iwi travelled to Parliament to witness the third and final reading of the Ng\u0101ti P\u0101oa Claims Settlement Bill.<\/p>\n
Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith said the Crown acknowledged the \u201caccumulative effect\u201d of its actions which included raupatu (confiscation) and the impact of the Native Land Courts.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese left Ng\u0101ti P\u0101oa virtually landless and undermined the economic, social and cultural development of the iwi, breaching the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Crown also acknowledged it breached the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles when it invaded the Waikato, attacking Ng\u0101ti P\u0101oa and shelled the unfortified village of P\u016bkorokoro in 1863 causing the death of iwi members.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith. (Source: Te Karere)<\/p>\n
The settlement includes an apology and a redress package of $23.5 million with the opportunity to purchase seven commercial properties.<\/p>\n
Chair Herearoha Skipper said it was a time for reflection and celebration after a \u201cmulti-generation journey\u201d to settle their grievances with the Crown.<\/p>\n
\u201cToo many of our elders and wh\u0101nau have passed in the time it has taken to reach today, therefore it is our duty to ensure that our next generation can confidently move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ng\u0101ti P\u0101oa territory touches much of the Hauraki Gulf, extending from the Hauraki Plains to the Coromandel Peninsula, parts of Auckland and many of the gulf\u2019s islands, including Waiheke.<\/p>\n
Skipper said their people were a waka people who travelled by water and settled in different locations at different times, using resources \u201cas the seasons determined\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, the Ng\u0101ti P\u0101oa rohe is extensive and in many areas we overlap with other iwi, which means this is an opportunity to strengthen our relationships, including with our Marut\u016b\u0101hu whanaunga.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said they were conscious that many of their whanaunga (relatives) and neighbouring iwi have yet to conclude their settlements which impacts some aspects of their settlement but is confident of a resolution \u201cbefore the next general election\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Pare Hauraki Collective Redress Bill was introduced to Parliament in December 2022 but has not yet had a first reading. The Marut\u016b\u0101hu Iwi Collective Redress Deed needs to be signed by the Crown, on the basis of what was offered and without change. <\/p>\n
“Without these, the Crown will not have fully delivered the Ng\u0101ti P\u0101oa settlement package.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added: \u201cAs an iwi we need to move forward to build a better future for our people, to be leaders in business, to be better hosts to the communities who live in our rohe, to forge tribal relationships, and to continue our work to restore the taiao (environment) across our rohe and including T\u012bkapa Moana. Enacting the Ng\u0101ti P\u0101oa Claims Settlement Bill is an important step to achieve this.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Auckland and Hauraki iwi Ng\u0101ti P\u0101oa is celebrating the passing of its Treaty settlement, marking a significant milestone…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":118925,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[42,12553,4432,43,76216,40,38,41,39,10872],"class_list":{"0":"post-118924","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-headlines","9":"tag-iwi-hapu","10":"tag-maori-issues","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-te-tiriti-o-waitangi","13":"tag-top-news","14":"tag-top-stories","15":"tag-topnews","16":"tag-topstories","17":"tag-torangapu"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}