CULTURAL VALUES ASSESSMENT for WOODVILLE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT & PAHIATUA SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
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Rangit ne 0 Tamaki nui a Rua Ine CULTURAL VALUES ASSESSMENT for WOODVILLE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT & PAHIATUA SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT Peter McBurney Auckland November 2014 A Report Commissioned by Rangit ne 0 T maki nui a Rua Contents Contents................................................................................................................3 Table of Figures ....................................................................................................4 Preface...................................................................................................................5 The Author.......................................................................................................... 5 Acknowledgements............................................................................................. 6 The Commission/Project Brief.............................................................................7 Synopsis .............................................................................................................8 10 Mana Whenua ......................................................................................................... 1 Mana whenua of Tamaki nui Rua 10 Rangit ne 0 a ....................................... 1.1 Whenua................................................................................................... 10 1.2 Awa.......................................................................................................... 11 1.3 Early Rangit ne Traditions....................................................................... 12 1.4 The of ti 15 migration Ng Kahungunu .......................... ................................ 1.5 Rohe and traditions of Rangit ne HapO affected by the Woodville and 18 Pahiatua STPs ......... ................... ............. ......................... ....... ......................... 2 Rangit ne 0 Tamaki nui a Rua and the Crown........................................... 30 2.1 Land alienations in the nineteenth 30 century .............................................. 2.2 The original M ori land blocks -the sites of the Woodville and Pahiatua STPs ...............................................................................................32 Rangit ne Mana Whenua Today ...........................................................................38 3 Recent M ori Environment 38 writings on and the ........................................ The of 38 3.1 Tribunal M ori ................ Waitangi on the concept territory .......... A the M ori cultural 39 3.2 schematic representation of landscape .................... 4 Te K uru - Eastern ManawatO HapO Collective......................................... 42 4.1 Background.............................................................................................. 42 4.2 Te K uru HapO Collective draft river management plan framework......... 43 Legal Rights & Obligations -the RMA (1991)......................................................49 5 The Resource Management Act 1991 and the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi...............................................................................................................49 5.1 Protection of whenua interests in the RMA 49 tangata ................................. 5.2 The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi ..................................................51 5.3 0 Tamaki Rua and local authorities 52 Rangit ne nui a .............................. 3 Pahiatua STPs 55 Consent Applications for the Woodville and ............................. 55 6 Site examinations of the Woodville and Pahiatua STPs ........................... 58 7 Conclusions .................................................................................................. Bibliography........................................................................................................59 Oral Sources..................................................................................................... 59 Primary Sources................................................................................................ 59 Published Sources ........................59 .................................... .............. ...... ............ Official Documents/Publications........................................................................59 Reports and Articles.......................................................................................... 60 Statutes of New Zealand................................................................................... 60 Newspapers...................................................................................................... 60 Online Sources ...................61 .......................... ....... ........... .................................. Other Sources ..............................................................61 ..................................... Appendix 1 Consent applications for the Woodville and Pahiatua Sewage Treatment Plants.................................................................................................62 A 1.1 The Applicant (the Tararua District Council).........................................62 A 1.2 The Woodville Treatment Plant Site ..............................62 Sewage ......... A 1.3 The Pahiatua Treatment Plant Site ...............63 Sewage .......................... 2 64 Appendix Maps .............................................................................................. B1.1 64 Boundary Map ...................................................................................... B1.2 Te K 65 uru HapO Map ............................................................................. B 1 .3 Block Map............................................................................................. 66 B 1 .4 Seventy Mile Bush Land Purchases Map............................................. 67 Table of Figures Figure 1: Whakapapa from Wh tonga to Rangit ne and Te Hirawanu Kaimokopuna .................................................................................................................................14 2: Descent lines of i Te 25 Figure Ng Kapu rangi ....................................................... 3: Descent of Nireaha Tamaki from P taka 27 Figure .................................................. Figure 4: Descent of Nireaha Tamaki from P taka ..................................................28 5: of Pahiatua 29 Descent of Mrs Hanatia Palmer ............. Figure ................................ 40 6: "M ori connections with the ...... Figure landscape" .............................................. 4 Preface The Author My name is Peter James McBurney. I am a P keh New Zealander of Irish and English descent. I was born in t huhu and grew up in Mangere Bridge, South Auckland. In 1994, I completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Auckland, specializing in anthropology, Maori studies and history. Since December 1994, I have worked as a freelance historian, predominantly under contract to the Crown Forestry Rental Trust and its clients, but also (and increasingly) for the Office of Treaty Settlements and directly for Iwi. This work has included researching and writing histories of land blocks, mana whenua (tribal traditional history), regional public works affecting M ori-owned land and other specialised reports. These reports cover a wide range of claim-related issues spanning all periods of New Zealand/Aotearoa's colonial history, including public works takings of Maori land, the operation of the Native Land Court, the New Zealand Land Wars, legal challenges of the colonial regime undertaken by Maori, and the development of Maori organisations aimed at promoting Maori autonomy and self-determination. Between 2000 and 2002 I completed a series of reports for Rangit ne 0T maki Nui A Rua, and the Waitangi Tribunal's Wairarapa ki Tararua Inquiry focused on the Crown's acquisition of land in the district during the nineteenth century. I also produced a Cultural Values Assessment for Rangit ne 0 Tamaki nui a Rua in June 2009 on the Turitea Wind Farm Site. Although they are often supplemented by interviews with kaum tua and other tribal experts, the reports are primarily based on archival research. I have presented evidence before the Waitangi Tribunal on eleven occasions. I live in Auckland with my partner Kate Hill, who is an archaeologist, artist and historian. 5 Acknowledgements I would like to acknowledge and thank the following people, who have assisted with the preparation of this CVA report. Rangit ne kaum tua Manahi Paewai and Hanatia Palmer gave up their time and shared their knowledge in interviews for this project. Mr Paewai has provided additional feedback regarding the traditions and whakapapa of hap of Rangit ne 0 Tamaki nui a Rua. Hineirirangi Carberry, RMA Officer for Rangit ne 0 Tamaki nui a Rua has managed the project from the outset, arranging hui and providing much of the research material used in preparing the CVA. Mrs Carberry arranged meetings with Tararua District Council staff on site at the sewage treatment facilities and accompanied me on those visits. Mrs Carberry has also co-ordinated the provision of feedback from kaum tua and other contributors on early drafts of the CVA. On that occasion, Mr Dave Watson (Utilities Manager) and Mr Eric Bonny (Utilities Engineer) of the Tararua District Council gave me a thorough introduction to the operations of the sewage treatment plants at Woodville and Pahiatua. Mr Bonny and Mr Watson have since provided