New Zealand is all the stronger for having had the courage to attempt to reconcile its past with its present, and to make some amends. ‘‘Despite inevitable controversies and misunderstandings, the process continues to move forward. Given the depth of New Zealanders’ grievances this has been a long, and at times, difficult process. ‘‘It is a story of New Zealanders - Maori and Pakeha - reassessing their understanding of our history, and openly and frankly addressing the wrongs that were committed in the past. but waka and iwi confederation known Table 14: Hapu affiliated to more than. Analysis led to the recommendation of a bespoke management entity. A list of Iwi codes used in the Early Childhood Education and School roll. In his Waitangi Day address Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand saw the treaty as a shared story. redress for ng hapu o Ngpuhi, so the possible existing vehicles would either have had to change to take on a function relating to settlement and/or the objectives of the und F would have been compromised. Mr Harawira’s view flies in the face of a statement by Ngapuhi leader Sonny Tau who is quoted on the Ngapuhi website as saying nonsettlement is holding back Ngapuhi and Aotearoa.
Te Roopu oTuhoronuku is a committee set up by Ngapuhi hapu leadership and financially underwritten by Te Runanga A Iwi O Ngapuhi to advance settlement for all Ngapuhi.Ī series of hui will be held in March and April this year. It will be asked to give Te Roopu o Tuhoronuku its vote to represent it in negotiations with the Crown for a comprehensive settlement of all Ngapuhi historical Te Tiriti o Waitangi grievances against the Crown. Ngapuhi is the biggest tribe with membership of more than 123,000. The Ngapuhi treaty settlement process is about to embark on a fourth round of consultation hui as Te Roopuo Tuhoronuku seeks a mandate from Ngapuhi. We have it in our hands to ensure that the principles of partnership as embodied in the treaty are guarded forever.’’ That is not likely to happen for 100 years.
The government wants to settle all claims by 2014.
Te Tai Tokerau MP Hone Harawira, speaking at the launch of Professor Mutu’s book, predicted that once settlements had reached a certain level, the government will assume the treaty is null and void because iwi will have signed in full and final settlement.
He says the country must focus on the health and education of future generations, and not stay stuck in the past. Prime Minister John Key urges Maori to look forward. "One of the tools remaining in the activist’s handbag is their vote.’’ Ms Turei highlights three points: ‘‘Governments continue to make policy without us, they continue to be hellbent on taking natural resources and they make access to the courts increasingly difficult - most recently in the case of the second version of seabed and foreshore legislation.’’īut people can bring about change, she says. Professor Mutu, Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei and lawyer Moana Jackson say successive governments have made the same mistakes over and over again.