Te Taperenui o Whātonga, previously known as Seventy Mile Bush, is located in the Tararua mountain range. Within this area is the Pūkaha Reserve, and today the people of Rangitāne in Tāmaki-nui-a-Rua and Wairarapa celebrated a 28-year long journey as their beloved Pūkaha forest was returned to them.
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Rangitāne prepare for Pūkaha's return
Rangitāne iwi are preparing for a major celebration next month, when the Crown is due to give back the Pūkaha reserve as part of their settlement redress.
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NewsWaitangi Tribunal calls for the Crown to delay Hauraki settlement
The Waitangi Tribunal has declared that the Crown failed in its duties to act honourably. It calls on the Crown to delay settling with Pare Hauraki until it can rectify its processes. In their recommendations, they state that, “The legislation giving effect to the Pare Hauraki Collective Settlement Deed, and the individual Hauraki iwi settlement deeds, does not proceed until the contested redress items have been through a proper overlapping claims process.”
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Waikato Iwi calls for fellowship with Hobbiton
Local Matamata iwi Ngāti Hinerangi is looking at future prospects to work with Hobbiton Tours to ensure iwi mana whenua engagement is intact. This follows as Ngāti Hinerangi have their Claims Settlement Bill First Reading in Parliament.
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Ngāpuhi Hapū stand Defiant Against Andrew Little
Whangaroa Papa Hapū, a conglomerate of Ngāti Torohina, Ngāti Kura, Ngai Tūpango, Ngātiruamahue, Ngāti Miro, Ngāti Whakaeke ki te Takutai Moana are seeking an urgent Waitangi Tribunal Hearing after Treaty Settlements Minister Andrew Little refused to recognise their right to engage autonomously with the Crown.
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Ngāti Rangi settlement bill passes final reading
The Whangaehu River will now be recognised as an indivisible and living being. It is one of the outcomes of the Ngāti Rangi Claims Settlement Bill - Rukutia Te Mana, which passed its final reading in parliament today.
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Major overhaul of Resource Management Act underway
Te Kāhui Wai Māori representative Dover Samuels has welcomed welcomes the planned overhaul of the 1991 Resource Management Act, saying it will give iwi a greater voice. A number of amendments doubled the Act in length over the years.
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A battle over iwi mandate continues
Central North Island's Ngāti Hinemanu me Ngāti Paki (NHNP) Heritage Trust and the Mokai Pātea Waitangi Claims Trust are at loggerheads over the way forward to settle their peoples historical grievances.
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Iwi-free Census results could impact Treaty settlements – Dr Carwyn Jones
Census 2018 has counted 4.7 million kiwis, but there will be no iwi affiliation count.
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Discussions still underway for Ngāpuhi mandate
Around 170 Ngapuhi descendants gathered in Northland this weekend to discuss how the iwi can collectively move forward since the Tuhoronuku mandate was voted down last year.
