Ngati Whatua to settle Auckland claims for $10m
Ngati Whatua o Orakei whanau are today celebrating the $10 million settlement of their iwi's historical claims to Auckland city lands.
The agreement in principle was signed at Parliament this afternoon by Ngati Whatua o Orakei Trust Board chairman Sir Hugh Kawharu and Treaty Negotiations Minister Mark Burdon.
The Crown now needs to sort out any cross claims. Tainui and some of the tribes from the Hauraki confederation have declared they had interests in Tamaki Makaurau.
Negotiators will then draft a detailed deed of settlement, which will be put to registered iwi members for ratification.
Ngati Whatua gets the right to buy any surplus Crown land in its central Auckland area for the next 100 years - the first time an iwi has been given such a right of first refusal since Ngai Tahu in 1988.
It also gets the right to buy up the $80 million of land under naval housing on the North Shore.
Three mountains, Maungakeikei, Maungawhau and Puketapapa - also known as One Tree Hill, Mt Eden, Mt Roskill will be vested in the tribe and managed jointly with Auckland City Council, as will Purewa, or rather, Pourewa Creek.
MAORI GET WORSE SERVICE IN HOSPITAL
Bad things are more likely to happen to Maori in hospital than to non Maori.
That's the findings of research by an Auckland University medical school research team published in leading medical journal The Lancet.
The study found Maori get poorer care than non-Maori and are more likely to suffer avoidable mistakes in their treatment.
Research head Peter Davis says the team was unable to pin down any reasons for the difference.
"We couldn't find anyhting specific to Maori that might explain that difference. We said it is important to improve quality in the hoispital sector and improve the way the health sector is reposnive to Maori, so if there are problems coming up, they can be dealt with at that level," Professor Davis said.
NEW SERIES SHOWS HISTORY THROUGH MAORI EYES
Some treasured Maori stories are getting a fresh look.
TV One starts a new 10-part series tomorrow night called Taonga, which looks at history through Maori eyes.
One of the writers, Cath Akuhata Brown, says viewers will learn a lot about Maoridom and hear about some famous and not so famous figures in New Zealand history, including Arapeta Awatere, Maui Pmare and warrior priestess Te Rangi Topeora.
The first episode tells the story of Ohaki and Albie Bennett.
TAINUI MAKING MOUNTAIN OUT OF MAUNGA DEAL
The inclusion of One Tree Hill in a $10 million settlement of Auckland tribe Ngati Whatua o Orakei's historical claims has upset neighbours Tainui.
Tainui chairman Tukoroirangi Morgan says the Office Of Treaty Settlements is allowing Ngati Whatua to rewrite history.
He says many Tainui iwi have interests in Tamaki Makaurau, which must be respected in any settlement.
Three Auckland city vocanoes, Maungakiekie or One Tree Hill, Maungawhau or Mt Eden and Puketapapa or Mount Roskill, will be vested in Ngati Whatua and jointly managed with Auckland City Council.
Mr Morgan says Maungakiekie is key to understanding the history of the Tamaki isthmus.
"It was the last fortified pa of the late King Potatau te Wherowhero, and at the time of the raids of Hongi Hika from the north, Ngati Whatua sought refuge under the protective korowai of Te Wherowhero," Morgan said.
Tuku Morgan says if there is to be any joint management of One Tree Hill, Tainui must be involved.
LEADERSHIP MORE IMPORTANT THAN STRUCTURE
Maori lawyer Willie Te Aho says good leadership is the key to proper management of Maori assets.
Mr Te Aho says a proposed new legal framework for Maori organisations proposed by the Law Commission, which it is calling Waka Umanga, adresses only a part of the problem.
The Law Commission says current legal structures and trust or company arrangements don't meet the social and economic needs of Maori.
Mr Te Aho says the problem is even more basic, and comes down to a shortage of quality leadership in Maoridom.
ORGANIC GROWERS TO HUI
Maori organic growers are meeting in Hamilton this weekend to discuss how they can best work together and enlarge their sector.
Organic farming is seen by many Maori as a way to stay true to principles of kaitiakitanga while also growing high value crops on land which could otherwise be marginal.
Organic grower Maanu Paul says interest in organics is growing both here and overseas because of the health benefits.
He says switching to a diet of organic produce can help prevent a range of ailments.
Maanu Paul from the Maori organic grower's organisation, Te Waka Kai Ora
The agreement in principle was signed at Parliament this afternoon by Ngati Whatua o Orakei Trust Board chairman Sir Hugh Kawharu and Treaty Negotiations Minister Mark Burdon.
The Crown now needs to sort out any cross claims. Tainui and some of the tribes from the Hauraki confederation have declared they had interests in Tamaki Makaurau.
Negotiators will then draft a detailed deed of settlement, which will be put to registered iwi members for ratification.
Ngati Whatua gets the right to buy any surplus Crown land in its central Auckland area for the next 100 years - the first time an iwi has been given such a right of first refusal since Ngai Tahu in 1988.
It also gets the right to buy up the $80 million of land under naval housing on the North Shore.
Three mountains, Maungakeikei, Maungawhau and Puketapapa - also known as One Tree Hill, Mt Eden, Mt Roskill will be vested in the tribe and managed jointly with Auckland City Council, as will Purewa, or rather, Pourewa Creek.
MAORI GET WORSE SERVICE IN HOSPITAL
Bad things are more likely to happen to Maori in hospital than to non Maori.
That's the findings of research by an Auckland University medical school research team published in leading medical journal The Lancet.
The study found Maori get poorer care than non-Maori and are more likely to suffer avoidable mistakes in their treatment.
Research head Peter Davis says the team was unable to pin down any reasons for the difference.
"We couldn't find anyhting specific to Maori that might explain that difference. We said it is important to improve quality in the hoispital sector and improve the way the health sector is reposnive to Maori, so if there are problems coming up, they can be dealt with at that level," Professor Davis said.
NEW SERIES SHOWS HISTORY THROUGH MAORI EYES
Some treasured Maori stories are getting a fresh look.
TV One starts a new 10-part series tomorrow night called Taonga, which looks at history through Maori eyes.
One of the writers, Cath Akuhata Brown, says viewers will learn a lot about Maoridom and hear about some famous and not so famous figures in New Zealand history, including Arapeta Awatere, Maui Pmare and warrior priestess Te Rangi Topeora.
The first episode tells the story of Ohaki and Albie Bennett.
TAINUI MAKING MOUNTAIN OUT OF MAUNGA DEAL
The inclusion of One Tree Hill in a $10 million settlement of Auckland tribe Ngati Whatua o Orakei's historical claims has upset neighbours Tainui.
Tainui chairman Tukoroirangi Morgan says the Office Of Treaty Settlements is allowing Ngati Whatua to rewrite history.
He says many Tainui iwi have interests in Tamaki Makaurau, which must be respected in any settlement.
Three Auckland city vocanoes, Maungakiekie or One Tree Hill, Maungawhau or Mt Eden and Puketapapa or Mount Roskill, will be vested in Ngati Whatua and jointly managed with Auckland City Council.
Mr Morgan says Maungakiekie is key to understanding the history of the Tamaki isthmus.
"It was the last fortified pa of the late King Potatau te Wherowhero, and at the time of the raids of Hongi Hika from the north, Ngati Whatua sought refuge under the protective korowai of Te Wherowhero," Morgan said.
Tuku Morgan says if there is to be any joint management of One Tree Hill, Tainui must be involved.
LEADERSHIP MORE IMPORTANT THAN STRUCTURE
Maori lawyer Willie Te Aho says good leadership is the key to proper management of Maori assets.
Mr Te Aho says a proposed new legal framework for Maori organisations proposed by the Law Commission, which it is calling Waka Umanga, adresses only a part of the problem.
The Law Commission says current legal structures and trust or company arrangements don't meet the social and economic needs of Maori.
Mr Te Aho says the problem is even more basic, and comes down to a shortage of quality leadership in Maoridom.
ORGANIC GROWERS TO HUI
Maori organic growers are meeting in Hamilton this weekend to discuss how they can best work together and enlarge their sector.
Organic farming is seen by many Maori as a way to stay true to principles of kaitiakitanga while also growing high value crops on land which could otherwise be marginal.
Organic grower Maanu Paul says interest in organics is growing both here and overseas because of the health benefits.
He says switching to a diet of organic produce can help prevent a range of ailments.
Maanu Paul from the Maori organic grower's organisation, Te Waka Kai Ora
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