Century of injustice at Waikaremoana
The Waitangi Tribunal has identified a series of treaty breaches in the way the Crown fought for decades with hapu and individuals over ownership of Lake Waikaremoana. In the fifth part of its report on Te Urewera claims released this morning, the tribunal says the first breach was that the Crown did not provide a title that recognised collective tribal interests in the lake, including Ngati Ruapani, Nga Rauru o Nga Potiki, and Ngai...
Tuhoe report: Crown made multiple Treaty breaches
Tuhoe leaders have embraced the Waitangi Tribunal's final part of its report into Treaty claims made by people from Te Urewera, saying the findings were consistent with the iwi's $170 million Treaty settlement. The findings, which were released today, deal with Treaty claims in respect of Lake Waikaremoana lodged by Tuhoe, Ngati Ruapani, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngai Tamaterangi and others. In a four-page letter to Maori Development Minister...
Crown rebuked over Lake Waikaremoana
The Crown has failed to pay tribes to use Lake Waikaremoana for hydro-electric generation and caused damage to a significant taonga in Tuhoe territory. Lake Waikaremoana, Te Urewera National Park. Photo: Robert Harding The findings are in the fifth Waitangi Tribunal report on Te Urewera, released this morning. Claims were lodged by Tuhoe, Ngati Ruapani, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngai Tamaterangi, and other collectives and people. The...
Lake Waikaremoana the focus in Part 5 of Waitangi Tribunal report
Māori ownership over Lake Waikaremoana was ignored by the Crown and they further breached the Treaty of Waitangi when they refused to pay for the use of the water to generate power. These are some of the key findings released in the Waitangi Tribunal's fifth report on Te Urewera. Lake Waikaremoana is the focus of the latest Waitangi Tribunal report release today. Ngāti Ruapani claimant Rapata Wiri is welcoming the...
Maori Party endorses Waikaremoana report
The Maori Party will not say if claimants should be compensated or receive retrospective payments from the Crown for its use of Lake Waikaremoana. Lake Waikaremoana Photo: AFP/Robert Harding In the Waitangi Tribunal's fifth report on Te Urewera, it has found the lake has been damaged through hydro-generation and the Crown has not paid tribes to use the water. Maori Party co-leader and Waiariki MP Te Ururoa Flavell said he...
I te 22 o Hereturi-koha, i whakarauika te tini ngerongero ki Te Kura Whare o Ngai Tuhoe, ki te rongo i nga korero whakapaha ki a Ngai Tuhoe mo nga mahi a te karauna ki a Ngai Tuhoe i nga tau kotahi rau tau neke atu ki muri. Mau ana nga uri whakaheke i nga mamae o nga tupuna mo nga kotahi rau tau, a, tae noa ki te ra tuku...
