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Story: Te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi

Treaty claim, Mt Maunganui

Treaty claim, Mt Maunganui

The port of Tauranga, at Mt Maunganui, is shown here on its opening day in 1955. The government built this new deep-water port on Māori land compulsorily acquired under the Public Works Act. It later sold surplus land at much higher prices than the Māori owners had received. Grievances such as this have resulted in many claims to the Waitangi Tribunal.

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Claudia Orange, Te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi – Dishonouring te tiriti – 1860 to 1880, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/36365/treaty-claim-mt-maunganui (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Claudia Orange, published 5 June 2012, reviewed and revised 28 March 2023 with assistance from Claudia Orange. It was translated into te reo Māori by Basil Keane.