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Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngā Pōtiki Claims Settlement Bill 2016
Chair of the Māori Affairs Committee
For immediate release – 26 May 2016
Te Pire Whakataunga i Ngā Kerēme a Ngāi Te Rangi me Ngā Pōtiki o te tau 2016
E tuwhera ana Te Pire Whakataunga i ngā Kerēme a Ngāi Te Rangi me Ngā Pōtiki o te tau 2016 mō ngā tāpaetanga, ā, e hiahia ana Te Komiti Take Māori o Te Pāremata, kia rongo i ō whakaaro mō te pire.
Whakamana ai te pire i te whakaaetanga whakataunga i uru atu rā Te Karauna me Ngāi Te Rangi rāua ko Ngā Pōtiki ki roto, i te 14 o Hakihea tau 2013, mō tētahi whakataunga oti atu e pā ana ki kerēme hītori a Ngāi Te Rangi rāua ko Ngā Pōtiki. Pā ai te rahinga o ngā kerēme ki ngā murunga whenua whai atu ana i te pakanga i Tauranga i te tau 1864, i tā ngā huarahi hoko o Te Karauna, ā, me te herenga o te whiwhinga whenua mō ngā take mahi a te marea.
Whakatakoto ai te pire i ngā korero hītori o ngā kerēme, ā, i ngā whākinga me te whakapāha i hoatu e Te Karauna ki a Ngāi Te Rangi meNgā Pōtiki i roto i te whakaaetanga whakataunga. Tua atu i tērā ngā wāhi o te whakataunga i āta hoatu. Hoatu utunga ai te pire mō te taha ahurea me te taha ōhanga.
Tukua ātuihono mai ki: http://bit.ly/1UezPya mua mai o te ekenga ki waenganui pō hei Te Wenerei, 6 o Hōngongoi tau 2016.
Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngā Pōtiki Claims Settlement Bill 2016
The Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngā Pōtiki Claims Settlement Bill is open for submissions, and Parliament’s Māori Affairs Committee want to hear your thoughts on the bill.
The bill gives effect to the deed of settlement entered into by the Crown and Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngā Pōtiki on 14 December 2013 for the final settlement of the historical claims of Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngā Pōtiki. The claims largely relate to land confiscations following conflict in Tauranga in 1864, Crown purchasing methods, and the compulsory acquisition of land for public works purposes.
The bill sets out the historical account of the claims, and the acknowledgements and apology given by the Crown to Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngā Pōtiki in the deed of settlement. As well as the provisions of the settlement, the bill provides for cultural and commercial reparation.
Submit online at: http://bit.ly/1UezPya before midnight Wednesday 6 July 2016.
See how to make a submission, visit: http://bit.ly/1VEeqVj
Te Reo version: http://bit.ly/1ZF6HmY
For further information on the bill: http://bit.ly/1TL35kn
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