Category Archives: AIP Threads

Why are the Land claims only for lands in the areas of Taemaro and Waimahana?

28.  Why are the Land claims only for lands in the areas of Taemaro and Waimahana?

Trust Board Reply:

The WAI 116 Treaty Claim includes all the rohe of Ngātikahu ki Whangaroa, which is 50,000 acres. This amount of land was used in the calculation of the ‘quantum’, the amount that the Crown would give back to the tribe. The lands around Taemaro and Waimahana are less than 25,000 acres. However, the majority of land that the Crown controls and can return to the Iwi is around Taemaro, Waimahana and Ranfurly Reserve.

What is the voting process?

17.  What is the voting process?

Trust Board Reply:

Everyone who is registered will be sent an information pack after the Consultation Hui have concluded, asking for peoples’ views on the pathway forward. Your responses will shape the trust Board’s actions in the final negotiations and discussions with the Crown, which will inform the Deed of Settlement. Once the deed of Settlement is signed, everyone who is registered will be included in the vote for ratification of the Post-Settlement Governance options, and vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ on the offer from the Crown. If the majority of the people vote ‘Yes’, the iwi and Crown will progress to settlement. If the majority of people vote ‘No’, the negotiations for WAI 116 will have to start all over again.

What happens with the Minority and the Majority of votes? If the Majority win then what happens with the Minority?

16.  What happens with the Minority and the Majority of votes? If the Majority win then what happens with the Minority?

Trust Board Reply:

As with any voting system, the majority wins and the minority loses. It is important to be registered with the Ngātikahu ki Whangaroa Trust Board if you want your vote to count.

Was it a fair process setup the appointment process in March 2013?

14.  Was it a fair process setup the appointment process in March 2013?

Trust Board Reply:

The process for appointing Marae delegates is set at the Marae, not the Trust Board level. The process for appointing the Post-Settlement Advisory group (PSAG) was decided by the Trust Board, who representatives come each of the seven Marae, and it was considered fair at the time by the Trust Board.

PSAG – will there be something in writing to keep tino rangatiratanga?

10.  PSAG – will there be something in writing to keep tino rangatiratanga?

Trust Board Reply:

This was a debatable question, as some believe that tino rangatiratanga (self-rule) is possible, whilst others believed that tino rangatiratanga implies taking care of oneself (self-determination). No Treaty settlement to date has resulted in self-rule, but some have enabled their Iwi to gain a greater degree of self-determination.

NKKWTB is only representing two hapū

7.  NKKWTB is only representing two hapū?

Trust Board Reply:

As per the Constitution, and as articulated in the AIP, the Ngātikahu ki Whangaroa Trust, represents the following:

Hapū
Ngāti Aukiwa, Ngāti Rangimatamoemoe, Ngāti Roha, Ngāti Rua, Te Hoia, Kaitangata, Te Pohotiare

Marae
Taemaro, Waimahana, Taupo Bay, Otangaroa, Waihapa, Mangatowai and Waitaruke