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The island of Matakana will be excluded from the repair area of the Hauraki collective act. The Minister of Treaty Negotiations, Andrew Little, says that it is among the changes that would be most acceptable for Ngai Te Rangi and the other Tauranga iwi.
The changes made to the act of Pare Hauraki do away with the island Matakana
Little says: "We have agreed to move some of the boundaries of certain areas of consultation, [for] conservation of We have ensured that the island of Matakana, which I think is a very controversial point, is not included in the repair zone. "
Ngai Te Rangi's President Charlie Tawhiao says:" We do not know what's left in the act, we expect to see it. "
The minister is ready to sign but says all outstanding issues will have to be resolved between iwi. Pare Hauraki contacted Ngati Ranginui, Ngati Pukenga and Ngai Te Rangi to prepare for a tikanga-based process
Paul Majurey, president of the Hauraki collective, said, "We hope that, in the way we do, We have done, for centuries, our relationship as part of our whanaungatanga, in these shared areas, we will find a common ground.What we did in 2012-14 when we concluded a number of agreements on shared repair and we are really looking forward to engaging with our whanaunga in this process. "
Overlapping interests in the Tauranga area as part of the process. The act provoked tensions among the groups, which provoked protests from Tauranga iwi to stop signing in parliament in May. Ngai Te Rangi still has concerns.
Tawhiao says, "What the Crown and Hauraki want is that we recognize that Hauraki has mana whenua in Tauranga, which we refuse to do, and we do not understand how that can happen. the number of submissions to the Waitangi Tribunal to stop the signing of the act. "
Questions remain around participation in Tauranga Moana and consultation rights for local organizations.
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