David Manuel (Chairperson of NKWTB) said at one of the hui that the Trust Board would have the current occupiers of the Stoney Creek Farm arrested for trespass once they got the farm back. The problem is aren’t they Ngati Aukiwa; which is part of Ngatukahu ki Whangaroa, and as such wouldn’t they have the right to be on their own land?
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Another $50,000 for the Trust Board to negotiate and communicate with our Iwi
I’ve just received the latest funding information from OTS as at 29 August 2013. OTS have paid another $50,000 to the Trust Board, that’s $603,000 to date for the Trust Board to negotiate and communicate with our Iwi over the Governments offer.
Handbook Corrections
AIP Land Redress Analysis – High Level Map and Spreadsheet (includes Maori Freehold Land)
OTS has $1,009,000 worth of funding allocated to help the Trust Board
OTS has approved $1,009,000 worth of funding to help the Trust Board in their negotiations and communication with our iwi. To date they have received $603,000 of that funding.
Why did the Trust Board go against the wishes of the Iwi by signing the AIP?
Why did the Trust Board go against the wishes of the Iwi by signing the AIP? Why didn’t they listen to the 200 plus protesters in Taemaro Bay in December 2007?
So 48,500 acres stolen, 8,157 acres proposed to be returned by the Government; that’s 17% we get back?
The Hui Booklet says we once had 50,000 acres, and we now have 3% (as per AIP page 43) in Maori title; which is 1,500 acres. So the government must have stolen 48,500 acres, and now they are proposing to give back 8,100 acres; right? So, what we’re actually getting back is 17% of our stolen lands.
The AIP says roughly the same thing but we’re sort of getting back 8,157 acres; the reason I say sort of is because the Government has put various restrictions on what we can do with the land.
Will there be further Road Shows after the voting?
25. Will there be further Road Shows after the voting?
Trust Board Reply:
There may be further Consultation Hui after the final ones planned in September 2013, if there are requests from whānau in other communities. However, the turn-out to Consultation Hui has not been high, whereas there have been many hundreds of people connecting to the Trust Board through the website and Facebook page, and the Trust Board is putting information from all the Consultation Hui on both those sites as a way of ensuring that this information reaches as many of our iwi as possible.
Who or what organisation collects and counts the votes?
36. Who or what organisation collects and counts the votes?
Trust Board Reply:
The voting or ratification process must be managed by an impartial, independent organisation. Discussions with OTS will assist the Trust Board in finding a reputable organisation to carry out this task.
What are the roles of Marae delegates on the Trust Board?
33. What are the roles of Marae delegates on the Trust Board?
Trust Board Reply:
Each Marae selects its own delegates, suing whatever process they wish. The Trust Board does not have a role in selection of Marae delegates. The Marae delegates are accountable to the people of that Marae, and they must represent the interests of that Marae at the Trust Board.