Recent Progress / Upcoming events

• Intensive negotiations continue
  • Meeting with Attorney General Chris Finlayson on 7 April 2010
  • Meeting with Hawkes Bay Regional Council 29 April 2010
  • Overlapping claims meetings 3 and 4 May 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 – meeting with Minister in June to discuss
• A mechanism to recognise Ngati Pahauwera tino rangatiratanga through day to day involvement in management of Rivers still a focus for negotiators – meeting with Minister in June to discuss
• Good Governance Initiative – scoping study – seeking funding for a cultural health assessment involving whanau and scientific research

DoC Redress

• DoC co-management charter – all minor issues agreed, awaiting confirmation from Ministers on cultural use of dead wildlife/marine mammals
• Te Heru O Tureia – good progress at last negotiation on conditions of Te Heru O Tureia giftback – awaiting drafting to confirm
• Return of DoC Lands – Putere still a focus, engaging again with Tuhoe – need assistance of Putere whanau to encourage Tuhoe

Overlapping Claims

• Ngati Pahauwera met with MTI on 3 and 4 May 2010 to resolve representation issues
• Still some way apart so Crown now meeting separately with parties
• Ngati Pahauwera met with hapu south of the Waikari River on 13 April 2010 to update on process
• Ngati Pahauwera remain committed to ensuring hapu south of Waikari River represented
• Meeting with MTI, MAI and Ngati Hineuru in early June regarding redress

Commercial Issues

• Right of first Refusal – Crown has confirmed 100 years right on any surplus Crown lands in core area
• Waipapa B3 and Kotemaori have been offered to Ngati Pahauwera as part of settlement subject to agreeing terms and conditions
• Wairoa DC properties to be returned

Historical Account

• Near final draft on 7 April 2010 – has now been sent to Crown Law for final comments and then will be edited to ensure clear and easy to understand
• Crown to provide first draft of acknowledgements next week

Foreshore and Seabed Review

• Public hui completed, and submissions closed on 30 April 2010
• Ngati Pahauwera made a submission on the proposal, copies of which are available on request
• Key features of Crown proposal include:
  • ability to apply to Court or negotiate for recognition of territorial rights in Foreshore and Seabed
  • redress if territorial rights are recognised include the ability to say no to coastal permits and DoC concessions for any reason – Ngati Pahauwera would have the final say
•  Submission stated that this redress was appropriate, but Ngati Pahauwera need to see the wording of the tests and redress to ensure fair, and consistent with tikanga
• Crown confirmed still committed to negotiating Foreshore and Seabed settlement with Ngati Pahauwera – will not have to go to Court to have interests recognised

 Timeframes

• Overall on track to complete major negotiating items by end June apart from:
  • Rivers redress – still developing mechanism
  • Regional Plan Committee:
    • Meeting Minister early June
    • HBRC to approve June
    • Negotiations of Terms of Reference to finish late July
  •  Overlapping claims – continuing to work through issues
•  Aiming to complete draft Deed of Settlement by mid August 2010
• Take out draft Deed of Settlement for ratification by Ngati Pahauwera from late August 2010

 Upcoming Events

• Monthly hui a iwi to continue until ratification process commences – Counsel to attend next hui a iwi
• 2010 Trustees elections (3 trustees) to be advertised soon
• AGM will follow post elections