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Te Runanga O Ngati Porou NATI LINK June 2001 Te Aranga O Matariki ISSUE 18 Hikurangi Returned to Ngati Porou Te Runanga o Ngati Porou NATI LINK June 2001 Te Aranga o Matariki ISSUE 18 Hikurangi returned to Ngati Porou “Ehara taku “Kei te rukuruku a maunga a Te Rangitawaea i Hikurangi i te ona pueru.” maunga nekeneke he “Tukua mai ki aua maunga tu tonu ki Hikurangi te ko toku maunga e tauria kingitanga no te ana e te huka” po mai rano, no Na Te Aotaki tua whakarere he ihu to mai no te “Toitu te whenua” po.” Na Te Kani a Takirau Legal title to Hikurangi was lost to of the Raukumara Park, subject to a All loose ends were finally tied up the iwi a century ago. conservation covenant and an agree- when the application to provide a Efforts to restore the mountain to the ment over walkway access. walkway easement and conservation people began in 1989, with an agree- However, the final terms of the agree- covenant was signed off, June 20 - ment by the Crown to sell the part of ment had remained contentious un- at Uepohatu Marae, Ruatoria. the mountain, covered by Pakihiroa til 1999 with the signing of a deed of “We were successful in having the Station to Te Runanga o Ngati Porou, agreement. whole mountain vested in the tribe. for $300,000. Further delays came from litigation The accessway, the easement and The following year the Minister of by Dr Hugh Barr and Public Access the conservation estate falls entirely Conservation agreed to return the New Zealand. to us,” says TRONP chairman Mr Hikurangi Block, which had been part These issues were resolved last year. Api Mahuika. continued page 12 Report from the chairman Apirana Mahuika Ngati Porou tena tatau katoa. self wish to thank TRONP for the cost We can now truly say: Tangihia o tatau mate. Tukua atu of travel and accommodation for Ko Hikurangi te maunga ratau ki te po e au ai ta ratau moe. myself over the past decade to ne- Ko Waiapu te awa Ko tatau i muri nei, kia u, kia mau gotiate for our mountain. Ko Ngati Porou te iwi. ki nga take hei hapai i te iwi ki nga Thanks also to TRONP for meeting I also wish to thank many others taumata o te ao nei. the legal fees for Matanuku when Dr without whom the foundation and Another Nati Link comes to you full Hugh Barr and Public Access New platform for my part would not have of information and korero about Zealand brought litigation against our happened – in particular Dr Tamati things at home here. The return of ownership of Hikurangi. Reedy who drove this kaupapa Mt Hikurangi has come to an end Our ownership gives us the mana to when the then Pakihiroa Station after 11-years of tough negotiations. manage the Conservation Estate over owner Colin Williams first contacted Both Matanuku Mahuika and my- Hikurangi. him. continued on page 2 INSIDE Chief executive officer’s report ............... 2 Education Register ................................... 5 Memorial Day for master carver ............... 3 Te Wananga o Rongomaianiwaniwa ........ 6 Education Grants ...................................... 3 Te Wananga o Matariki ............................. 7 Te Puia depot returned to whanau ........... 4 Speech Competition winners ................. 10 Maori electoral option .............................. 4 Tourism Ngati Porou .............................. 11 Te Runanga o Ngati Porou NATI LINK June 2001 Report from the chief executive officer Amohaere Houkamau Tena tatau nga uri Whangaokena, known to support the co-ordination group as o nga whetu some as East Island and to and when it is appropriate. matarau o Matariki others as Te Motu o Kaiawa. With the historical Maori Land Court nga mihi nui mo te This ceremony was part of hearing at Uepohatu last month, tau hou. Ki nga the Matariki Wananga which brought to completion the le- mate o tenei rohe hosted by Te Whanau a gal requirements for the return of puta no te motu Hunaara at Matahi o te Tau Hikurangi Maunga and the return of tangihia, kua hoki Marae, Horoera. the Public Works Depot to Te nga wairua ki nga This brings to an end two of Whanau a Iritekura in May, we are ariki o te po. our five Ngati Porou beginning to see some of the initial Ahakoa kaore a Wananga for 2001. The fruits from the investment that Ngati Hikurangi i te three remaining wananga Porou has made over many decades maunga nekeneke, mai rano tatau e will be Te Reo ake o Ngati Porou, for the return and retention of our whawhai ana mo te kawana o te August, Tokomaru Bay; Te Wananga whenua and taonga. whenua tapu nei. Kua tau, kua hoki o Hamoterangi, Labour Weekend, Te The other major area of Treaty Settle- te mana whakahaere o to tatau Poho-o-Rawiri Marae; Te Wananga ment that has sparked nationwide maunga ki roto i nga ringa o Ngati o Te Takapau a Maui, December, interest is Fisheries, principally ‘who’ Porou. He mihi tautoko ki te Whanau Hiruharama Marae. should the Treaty of Waitangi Fish- a Iritekura, kua u te kaupapa i These wananga are, in addition to, eries Settlement Assets be distrib- whakahokia tetahi wahanga o o and will compliment the annual Ta uted to and if it is to iwi, who are the koutou whenua. Apirana Ngata Memorial Lectures. iwi. Three judicial authorities Kei te rere nga moana me nga To the fore in the machinations of the (Auckland High Court,the Appealate awaawa i nga momo tamariki o Runanga and other Ngati Porou Court and now the Privy Council) Tangaroa, a kei te rere hoki nga groups is the current discussion sur- have affirmed what the Runanga has momo huarahi mo te iwi hei whakatu rounding how the Ngati Porou Treaty always maintained that the assets he kamupene motuhake mo nga Claims (there are approximately 19 should be allocated to iwi and that rawa o nga tamariki o Tangaroa. individual claims) should be managed. iwi are the traditional tribes. No reira e te iwi, kia ora tatau e tau The outcome of the discussions thus So one could say that the early har- nei. far is that an independent Ngati Porou vests already brought to bare since We celebrated the beginning of the Claims Co-ordination Group has been Te Aranga o Matariki projects a very Maori New Year once again atop established and the Runanga, along bountiful and prosperous New Year Otiki looking across to with other claimants, will assist and mo tatou. Report from the chairman (continued from page 1) Apirana Mahuika Tamati was then Sec- claims committee is do- est decision by the Privy Council retary of Maori Affairs. ing good work. Part of (July 2 2001) in which it upheld the Koro Wetere Minister its role is to have ongo- ruling by Paterson J in the Auckland of Maori Affairs, ing consultation with all High Court which was endorsed by backed Tamati for Ngati Porou people. If the Appealate Court, namely that which we as Ngati we are successful with allocation of fish assets and re- Porou must acknowl- our claims the returns to sources be to iwi. edge with gratitude. us will be very substan- Ngati Porou has always stated that Thanks also to Win- tial. it is capable of accommodating the ston Peters who TRONP is working hard needs of all its people – given the played a major role in to achieve positive out- resources and assets to do so. assisting with financial avenues to comes for our people and has been Hopefully Parliament will accept the make the purchase possible; Den- demonstrating much support for ruling by the Privy Council. nis Marshall, Minister of Conserva- whanau and hapu initiatives. Finally I must say a very Happy New tion; Nick Smith in spite of the con- Ngati Porou East Coast played a Year to all as we celebrate the be- frontational approach in pushing our friendly game with the Bay of Plenty ginning of the Maori New Year with respective views over Hikurangi and team in the last week of June and the rising of Matariki. the accessway - because at the end our boys played well, even though A four-page Ngati Porou feature in- of the day, he made it happen for us. BOP had the victory at the end of serted in the Gisborne Herald com- DOC staff, especially Peter the day, but not by much. Remem- munity news bulletin commemorated Williamson and Donna Llewell, so- ber BOP were the second division this celebration. licitor at head office – Kia ora. champions last year and are now in I wish every Ngati Porou well My next goal is to see our Treaty the first division. Ma Te Atua tatau e manaaki Claims bear fruit for all of us. Our It is also encouraging to read the lat- Kia Ora page two Te Runanga o Ngati Porou NATI LINK June 2001 Pine Taiapa - tohunga whakairo Whanau and friends gather at Rahui Marae (right) to honour the life achievements of Pineamine Taiapa (top left). Streams of sunshine set a perfect Captain of the C Company of the 28 There are many places around the scene in Tikitiki, to celebrate and Maori Battalion, a farmer and a leader country where Pine has developed acknowledge the life of Tohunga of his people. plantations of flax species, each ap- Whakairo, Pineamine Taiapa. “He held many seminars in Ngati propriate to the particular task re- Mr Taiapa was born 100 years ago Porou which were attended by other quired. on June 6, 1901. iwi, in topics such as flora and fauna Mr Taiapa was a prolific writer. Much Hundreds of people gathered at Rahui and their significance to medicine of his material is held in libraries and Marae to remember the great artist and Maori art,” Mr Apirana Mahuika with his whanau.
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