Hauraki report vindicates iwi view
Hauraki Maori Trust Board chairman Toko Renata says the report by the Waitangi Tribunal into Hauraki claims vindicates the history passed down in the iwi.
The report, presented at Ngahutoitoi marae in Paeroa on Saturday, found that Hauraki Maori have been marginalised in their own rohe by the transfer of land and resources to others.
It found the way the Crown used its pre-emptive right to buy Hauraki land breached the treaty principle that it should deal fairly and in utmost good faith with Maori.
Mr Renata says the report will be a sound basis for negotiation,
The Waitangi Tribunal report covered 56 claims for the southern part of Tikapa Moana or Hauraki Gulf and its islands, the Coromandel Peninsula and the lower Waihou and Piako Valleys, but it did not address Hauraki’s claims to parts of the Auckland isthmus and the North Shore.
WAIPOUA ECO-BUSINESS MAKES GREEN TOUR BIBLE
A Maori eco-tourism business which runs night-time walks in Northland's Waipoua Forest is enjoying a surge of interest after its inclusion in an international travel bible.
Director Koro Carman says Footprints Waipoua got into Lonely Planet's new Code Green: Experiences of a Lifetime eco-tourism guide because of the endorsements of satisfied customers.
The firm takes visitors to the country's largest kauri tree, Tane Mahuta, and tells them about the forest ecosystem and about the history of the area's Maori inhabitants.
Mr Carman says the environment and Maori culture are two of the main reasons many tourists come to New Zealand, and his tours try to balance both.
Koro Carman says the success of Footprints Waipoua is helping other tourism ventures in the Hokianga region.
ROTOITI KURA BATTLES OVER BUS SIGNAGE
The principal of a Bay of Plenty kura kaupapa says the school is sticking to its guns over a bus sign. Hawea Vercoe, from Te Kura Kaupapa o Rotoiti, says Land Transport New Zealand has told him to stop using the word kura instead of school, on the bus.
Mr Vercoe says as a school principal his first priority is the safety of the students.
He says the sign won’t put that at risk, and it also affirms the place of te reo Maori as an official language of the country.
Hawea Vercoe says he is encouraging other schools around the country to start using the kura sign on their busses.
MARLBOROUGH TAKING LEAD ON AQUACULTURE DEAL
Marlborough Maori are looking to their local council to get some movement on an aquaculture settlement.
Rangitane chairman Richard Bradley says Maori are eventually supposed to get 20 percent of aquaculture space.
Mr Bradley says a lot depends on local councils, who are responsible for designating marine space, on whether iwi in each area can agree on how to divide up the settlement, and on whether there are willing sellers of existing marine farms.
About 85 percent of New Zealand's exisitng marine farming is done in Marlborough, and according to the terms of the 2004 settlement, mana whenua are entitled to at least 200 hectares.
Mr Bradley says mana whenua tribes don't want to wait until 2014 to enter the industry.
MAORI BUS SIGNS SAFE
The principal of a Te Kura Kaupapa o Rotoiti in the Bay of Plenty says using a Maori language sign on the school bus doesn’t threaten student safety.
Land Transport New Zealand has told the Maori immersion school the word Kura can’t be used on bus signs in place of the English word school.
But principal Hawea Vercoe says that is asking the school community to compromise on its commitment to te reo Maori.
HAURAKI CLAIMANT ACKNOWLEDGES ELDERS
The head of the Hauraki Maori Trust Board says there was a touch of sadness about finally getting the Waitangi Tribunal report into the Hauraki claims.
The report was given to the iwi in Paeroa on Saturday, and upheld claims that their landlessness and marginalisation was the result of Crown actions and omissions.
It recommended a quick start on a negotiation package, which is likely to include the Maramarua Forest and compensation for the loss of any revenue from gold mining on their former lands.
Board chairman Toko Renata says the claim was lodged almost 20 years ago, and many of the kaumatua who contributed so much to it have now gone.
The report, presented at Ngahutoitoi marae in Paeroa on Saturday, found that Hauraki Maori have been marginalised in their own rohe by the transfer of land and resources to others.
It found the way the Crown used its pre-emptive right to buy Hauraki land breached the treaty principle that it should deal fairly and in utmost good faith with Maori.
Mr Renata says the report will be a sound basis for negotiation,
The Waitangi Tribunal report covered 56 claims for the southern part of Tikapa Moana or Hauraki Gulf and its islands, the Coromandel Peninsula and the lower Waihou and Piako Valleys, but it did not address Hauraki’s claims to parts of the Auckland isthmus and the North Shore.
WAIPOUA ECO-BUSINESS MAKES GREEN TOUR BIBLE
A Maori eco-tourism business which runs night-time walks in Northland's Waipoua Forest is enjoying a surge of interest after its inclusion in an international travel bible.
Director Koro Carman says Footprints Waipoua got into Lonely Planet's new Code Green: Experiences of a Lifetime eco-tourism guide because of the endorsements of satisfied customers.
The firm takes visitors to the country's largest kauri tree, Tane Mahuta, and tells them about the forest ecosystem and about the history of the area's Maori inhabitants.
Mr Carman says the environment and Maori culture are two of the main reasons many tourists come to New Zealand, and his tours try to balance both.
Koro Carman says the success of Footprints Waipoua is helping other tourism ventures in the Hokianga region.
ROTOITI KURA BATTLES OVER BUS SIGNAGE
The principal of a Bay of Plenty kura kaupapa says the school is sticking to its guns over a bus sign. Hawea Vercoe, from Te Kura Kaupapa o Rotoiti, says Land Transport New Zealand has told him to stop using the word kura instead of school, on the bus.
Mr Vercoe says as a school principal his first priority is the safety of the students.
He says the sign won’t put that at risk, and it also affirms the place of te reo Maori as an official language of the country.
Hawea Vercoe says he is encouraging other schools around the country to start using the kura sign on their busses.
MARLBOROUGH TAKING LEAD ON AQUACULTURE DEAL
Marlborough Maori are looking to their local council to get some movement on an aquaculture settlement.
Rangitane chairman Richard Bradley says Maori are eventually supposed to get 20 percent of aquaculture space.
Mr Bradley says a lot depends on local councils, who are responsible for designating marine space, on whether iwi in each area can agree on how to divide up the settlement, and on whether there are willing sellers of existing marine farms.
About 85 percent of New Zealand's exisitng marine farming is done in Marlborough, and according to the terms of the 2004 settlement, mana whenua are entitled to at least 200 hectares.
Mr Bradley says mana whenua tribes don't want to wait until 2014 to enter the industry.
MAORI BUS SIGNS SAFE
The principal of a Te Kura Kaupapa o Rotoiti in the Bay of Plenty says using a Maori language sign on the school bus doesn’t threaten student safety.
Land Transport New Zealand has told the Maori immersion school the word Kura can’t be used on bus signs in place of the English word school.
But principal Hawea Vercoe says that is asking the school community to compromise on its commitment to te reo Maori.
HAURAKI CLAIMANT ACKNOWLEDGES ELDERS
The head of the Hauraki Maori Trust Board says there was a touch of sadness about finally getting the Waitangi Tribunal report into the Hauraki claims.
The report was given to the iwi in Paeroa on Saturday, and upheld claims that their landlessness and marginalisation was the result of Crown actions and omissions.
It recommended a quick start on a negotiation package, which is likely to include the Maramarua Forest and compensation for the loss of any revenue from gold mining on their former lands.
Board chairman Toko Renata says the claim was lodged almost 20 years ago, and many of the kaumatua who contributed so much to it have now gone.
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