Ngati Pahauwera Treaty Claims Update – 20 March 2010
RECENT PROGRESS / UPCOMING EVENTS
- Intensive negotiations continue
- Meeting with Hawkes Bay Regional Council 12 March 2010
- Overlapping claims meetings 27 February, 8 and 15 March 2010
- Historical Account workshop 18 March 2010
- Negotiation meeting on 19 March 2010
- Negotiations continue fortnightly
CURRENT REDRESS ISSUES
- Rivers
- DoC Redress
- Overlapping claims
- Commercial issues
- Historical Account
- Foreshore and Seabed Review
RIVERS
- Regional Plan Committee – Awaiting Crown for next step
- A mechanism to recognise Ngati Pahauwera tino rangatiratanga through day to day involvement in management of Rivers still a focus for negotiators
- Good Governance Initiative – scoping study underway
DoC REDRESS
- DoC co-management charter – positive negotiations with DoC continue
- Te Heru O Tureia – still negotiating terms of Te Heru O Tureia transfer and giftback
- Return of DoC Lands – Putere still a focus, awaiting confirmation from Tuhoe
OVERLAPPING CLAIMS
- Crown committed to ensuring hapu South of Waikari River represented:
- Crown leading discussions between Ngati Pahauwera and MTI as to who will represent
- Crown confirmed will not delay Ngati Pahauwera settlement
- Discussions with Ngati Hineuru also continuing regarding redress offered South of Waikari
COMMERCIAL ISSUES
- Right of first Refusal for Crown lands which become surplus – awaiting Crown response to issues raised
- Waipapa B3 and Kotemaori – awaiting offers from Minister
HISTORICAL ACCOUNT
- Productive workshop with Crown historian on 18 March 2010 – expecting finalised draft for consideration on 7 April 2010
- Crown preparing first draft of acknowledgements
FORESHORE AND SEABED REVIEW
- Crown has been developing proposals to replace current Foreshore and Seabed laws
- Crown proposal to be presented to Ngati Pahauwera on 7 April 2010
- Will outline proposals at April hui a iwi
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Monthly hui a iwi to continue until ratification process commences towards mid 2010 – Counsel will provide formal update at April hui a iwi
- 2010 Trustee elections (3 trustees) to be advertised soon
- AGM will follow post elections
