![]() ![]() The Crown, and the other Māori groups, should have consulted with the hapū as part of its "first right of refusal" written into its 2012 Treaty settlement specifically for these types of properties, it said. ![]() Ngāti Whātua objected to the proposed settlements because it said the properties were within its rohe - core interest area. Also five school sites were among the proposed package for the Marutūāhu Collective settlement. ![]() Parnell's picturesque Fred Ambler lookout site, as well as properties on Garfield Street and Grafton Road. The properties included sites at Dominion Road and Grafton Road for Ngāti Paoa. When they settled with us in 2012, that included a respect for and recognition of our tribal boundaries, but also our customs and our tikanga.Īt the crux of the dispute is Ngāti Whātua’s belief that the Crown breached its settlement obligations by offering a raft of properties located in the hapū’s “core area of interest” to Ngāti Paoa and the Marutūāhu Collective (five other Thames-based iwi). When the bid for a review was struck out by the High Court, and that verdict endorsed by the Court of Appeal, a decision released by the Supreme Court on Tuesday in favour of Ngāti Whātua will enable it to argue its case in the country’s top court. The legal case, which could have significant ramifications for both settled and unsettled Treaty claims, began nearly three years ago when Ngāti Whātua discovered the Crown was using land it believed to be part of its own Treaty of Waitangi settlement in other claim negotiations.Īt the time, the city-based hapū challenged the process by applying for a judicial review. Teuila Fuatai reports.Īuckland’s Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei is set to return to court over its claim as the rightful Māori landowners of some of the city’s most sought-after real estate. Treaty settlements could be in for a significant shakeup, as a prominent Auckland hapū seeking legal recognition for its rights over city land edges closer to its goal. News Potential curve-ball in Treaty settlements ![]() She is still there as the lady in the moon grasping her bundle of weaving…Lake Pupuke which fills the hole left by Rangitoto…is named Pupuke Moana because it breathes, or rather overflows. Rona herself threw into the sky, weaving and all. She reached down and grabbed the hill Rona was sitting on from below, drew it down then thrust it up again as the hill we now know as Rangitoto. Mahuika had not even been asked, so was very annoyed at being cursed by this impudent lady. She was annoyed by the curse of Mahuika, goddess of fire, for not giving her light to finish. The light of the day went as the sun went down, leaving Rona unable to finish her work. Pupuke Moana - There are a few different stories that have been passed down and associated with the origins and naming of Rangitoto (Te Rangitoto o Tamatekapua – tapu by Tainui and Te Arawa), one story on its origins in particular, physically links it to the land area of Pupuke: It is said that Rona, a lay of the district, was intent on some weaving. ![]()
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