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… Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Today the Cook Strait domain of Ngāti Toa, while vast, is a tiny fraction of what it once … management, local government, tourism, fisheries, Treaty of Waitangi claims, research, sports and recreation, and …
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Part of story: Ngāti Toarangatira
… previously Māori had mainly entered self-employment out of necessity, because of job losses and lack of skills in … with the revitalisation of their language and culture. The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 became the basis for Crown acknowledgement …
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Part of story: Ngā umanga – Māori business enterprise
… left Parliament in 1943 and died in 1950, and a new breed of leaders emerged in the context of the rapidly urbanised … ongoing land alienation. Political activism continued at Waitangi, and in 1977–78 the Ngāti Whātua people occupied … Tribunal , designed to address perceived breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi , was established in 1975. The tribunal …
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Part of story: Māori
… Tribunal members The Waitangi Tribunal comprises up to 20 members, plus a … are appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the minister of Māori development, in consultation with … roles include inquiring into and making recommendations on Treaty of Waitangi claims, and making recommendations or …
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Part of story: Waitangi Tribunal – Te Rōpū Whakamana
… as Ngāpuhi. There are 55 marae in the Hokianga, the Bay of Islands and Whangārei (not including those of related … (South of Kaikohe) Taiāmai ki te marangai (Te Waimate, Waitangi, Northern Bay of Islands) Ngāpuhi Hokianga ki te … so that all descendants will benefit. In 1992 the Treaty of Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Act …
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Part of story: Ngāpuhi
… (the missionary church), reveals its origins in the work of the first missionaries to arrive in New Zealand. … on individual conversion. Missionaries and te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi In England church and state were …
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Part of story: Anglican Church
… Waitangi Day – 6 February Waitangi Day is recognised as New Zealand’s national day. It commemorates the first day of the Treaty of Waitangi was signed on 6 February 1840 by …
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Part of story: Public holidays
… In the 1960s unskilled, semi-skilled and rural workers were often employed in government-controlled industries. Māori … remained relatively steady at 10% in 1986 and 9% in 2003. Treaty settlements In 1975 the Waitangi Tribunal was set up to look at breaches of the …
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Part of story: Te Māori i te ohanga – Māori in the economy
… Early transactions Alienation of Māori land began before British sovereignty was … planned settlements in New Zealand. Shortly before the Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840, representatives of the Company … Pre-treaty transactions …
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Part of story: Te tango whenua – Māori land alienation
… Assisting progress on claims settlement A number of measures were introduced to assist progress on claim … but identified by claimants for potential use in a treaty settlement could be placed in a ‘land bank’. By 2011 … (later the Ministry of Justice) to replace the Treaty of Waitangi Policy Unit. Down-payments on final settlements, …
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… Crown views of the treaty Colonial officials mainly interpreted te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) on the basis of its English-language …
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Part of story: Te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi
… Hirini Rāwiri Taiwhanga was born probably at Kaikohe, west of the Bay of Islands, in 1832 or 1833. His mother was Mata … it seems after George Grey and John Sheehan ), and Tiriti Waitangi. Also in 1877, while living at Kaikohe, he … and demands for redress of grievances relating to the Treaty of Waitangi. Reasonably fluent in English and …
Type: Biography
… the tino rangatiratanga guaranteed to Māori in te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi). Some have argued that reform of existing …
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Part of story: Biculturalism
… There are differing evaluations of the significance of the Declaration of Independence. Some … one of the reasons that the British felt that te Tiriti o Waitangi, which was signed in 1840 and made New Zealand a colony of Britain, was required. The first article of the treaty specifically refers to ‘the Chiefs of the …
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Part of story: He Whakaputanga – Declaration of Independence
… submit a claim? Any Māori person can submit a claim to the Waitangi Tribunal. They can be an individual, or represent a … law, policy, action or inaction by the Crown breached the Treaty of Waitangi, and that Māori have suffered prejudice (harmful … Researching Waitangi Tribunal claims …
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Part of story: Waitangi Tribunal – Te Rōpū Whakamana
… Tension rose between Māori and Pākehā despite the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, as the number and ambitions of Pākehā settlers …
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Part of story: Ngā haki – Māori and flags
… Russell Township behind Tāpeka Point on the inner reaches of the Bay of Islands. In 2013 it had a population of 720. … were attempts to impose British law, culminating in the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. Few early buildings have survived fire, …
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Part of story: Northland places
… as Naru or Andrew Ngāwaka, was born in the Whāngāpē area of north Hokianga, probably in 1872. His father, Iehu … for Northern Māori. Naru's public debates on the marae at Waitangi with Apirana Ngata over Treaty of Waitangi issues are legendary. This commitment to …
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… The rate of Māori land acquisition began to slow markedly after … their hapu, and to protect wahi tapu [sacred places].’ The Waitangi Tribunal The Waitangi Tribunal was originally set up in 1975 to look at breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi. However, it could not consider …
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Part of story: Te tango whenua – Māori land alienation
… women Māori women traditionally had a say in the affairs of the tribe. A newspaper editorial in 1861 noted the … talk ...)’. 1 Sign here please Māori women who signed the Treaty of Waitangi were Takurua, Te Marama, Ana Hamu, Marama, …
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Part of story: Te mana o te wāhine – Māori women