Mokau Ki Runga Regional Management Committee

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Mokau Ki Runga Regional Management Committee
All correspondence to: Secretary: Barbara Marsh, RD Aria 2551
Phone/Fax: 07 8777 740 or 07 877 8978
Marae Representatives
MokauKohnnut: Tom Huia and Thomas Hiriald
Napt Napi:
Area Te Paemate:
Manfaroat
Te Kawau
PapaKatnga
14tb April 2003
Tojo Muraahi and Sam Roa
BarbaraMarsh and Walter Ngaru
Jira Cross and Jay Hiriaki
Patrick Taylor and Barbara Oiler
The Local Government and Environment Committee
Parliament Buildings
Wellington.
Tena Koutou,
Submission to the Local Government and Environment Select Committee on the
Marine Reserve Amendment BiU.
We the Mokau Ki Runga Regional Management Committee of the Maniapoto Maori
Trust Board
Represents the collective interest of Marae and Hapu in our Rohe that extends from
Waipingao stream and 200 miles out to sea in the south to Tirua Point in the north.
We hear by re iterate our total objection to the proposed Marine Reserve Amendment
Bill
We contend that it breaches the Principals of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti
o
Waitangi)
Take note that on the 7* of February 2001 Dr Hugh Logan Director General of
Conservation was written a Letter from the Office of Treaty Settlements attention to
(Henry Weston) advising and making them aware that both Maniapoto and Ngati
Tama had claims in North Taranaki area between Paraninihi and the Mokau River.
The letter concerned that area of overlap.
Warwick Tuck Chief Executive Of the Ministry Of Fisheries was also notified on the
7t~ of February 2001 (Attention Terry Lynch) the same information as was received by

Dr Hugh Logan from the Office of Treaty Settlements advising them both of
Maniapoto and Ngati Tama interests between Paraninihi and the Mokau River.
Even though the above Government Representative Namely Dr Hugh Logan Director
General of Conservation and Warwick Tuck Chief Executive of the Ministry of
Fisheries neither of these two representatives made an effort to notify the Wai 788
Claimants. On any of the proposed amendments to the Marine Reserves Bill
Our Marae are
Mokau Kohunui /Pio Pio
Te Paemate Aria
Maniaroa Mokau
Napi Napi / Napi Napi
The Marine Amendment Bill restricts all hapu in the rohe of Mokau Ki Runga from
the use of our traditional food basket in exercising our rights to our traditional and
customary fishing activities, which are acknowledged in, article two of the Treaty Of
Waitangi (Te Tiriti O Waitangi.)
The Proposed Marine Amendment Bill has been designed to usurp iwi rights and is
proposing to take ownership of what is Iwi assests and to capitalize on the
commercialization of the said assests.
Be advised that where submissions are called for by any Government Department to
make changes or amendments to proposed Marine Amendment Bill there is an
obligation to contact all effected parties (ie) Tangata Whenua of those coastal Marae,
this did not occur in any shape or form.
To date the Local Government has not undertaken due process to fully consult all
affected parties Maniapoto has not yet been consulted on these matters, which puts us
at a great disadvantage.
Mokau Ki Runga Regional management Committee contend the current amendments
to the Marine Reserve in our rohe is a deliberate ploy to deprive us of our ancestral
heritage and undisturbed rights to our traditional fishing grounds granted to us under
article 2 of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti O Waitangi)
Mokau Ki Runga maintain that the Rohe Moana management remain with the Marae
and Tangata Whenua as the Kaitiaki and where there is any proposed
commercialization of any fishing assests shall be in partnership with the Tangata
Whenua of the Rohe Moana

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The Mokau Ki Runga Regional Management Committee perception of the proposed
amendments to the Marine Reserves Bill are that the Local Government and
Environment Committee intention is to capitalize on Tourism and a commercial
venture using aqua Photography as a money spinner. Which will totally exclude iwi
from our undisturbed rights to all our traditional fishing grounds. Hence the above
request,
To the best of our knowledge no Hui an Iwi was called for in the rohe of Maniapoto of
which has a population of approximately thirty−five thousand people. The Mokau Ki
Runga Regional Management Committee were not notified by the authorities
concerned of the hui held in Waikato at Hopu Hopu where only two people attended
the hui one could hardly call that a consultation but null and void
We the Mokau Ki Runga Regional Management Committee see these proposed
changes as another total attempt to confiscate our Iwi Assets recently acknowledged
through a Court of Law in 1986 and reinforced again in 1992 in the Sealords
Settlement.
Due to the total lack of due process of consultation with coastal Marae the Mokau Ki
Runga R M C hereby extend an invitation to the Local Govemment and Environment
Committee to attend a consultation hui at Maniaroa Marae at Mokau to discuss our
concerns, for example D O C already own two thirds of the land base and now they are
looking at our Coastal Marine Area.
Mokau Ki Runga hereby acknowledge and support the submission tendered by Nga
Hapu O te Uru O Tainui.
We enclose a account for $50 00 being Photocopying fees
Plus Travel Costs for Hearing/Submission Kilometers @63c from Mokau to Auckland
This ends our submission.
aBarbnaa
Secretary for Mokau Ki Runga Regional Management Committee.

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As you may be aware, both Ngati Maniapoto and Ngati Tama have claims in the North
Taranaki area between Paraninihi and the Mokau River, This letter concerns that area of
overlap.
in September 1999 a Heads of Agreement was agreed between Ngati Tama and the Crown
and the parties are currently working towards concluding a Deed of Settlement. The
settle.ment for Ngati Tama includes Statutory Acknowledgements and Deeds of Recognition
over several rivers and sites in the overlapping area,
Ngati Maniapoto are yet to enter into Treaty settlement negotiations with the Crown. They
have expressed concem that the redress offered to Ngati Tams may prejudice their claims in
the overlapping area. As you will be aware, Statutory Acknowledgements and Deeds of
Recognition are not exclusive forms of redress. The redress offered to Ngati Tama in the
overlapping area does not preclude the Crown from offering Ngati Maniapoto similar redress
as part of their eventual settlement. Nor does the redress offered Ngati Tama preclude the
Crown from discussing with Ngati Maniapoto, as appropriate, matters regarding this area,
Yours sincerely
Andrew Hampton
for Director
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Wai 800 claimants
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7 February 2001
Warwick Tuck
Chief Executive
Ministry of Fisheries
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As you may be aware, both Ngati Maniapoto and Ngati Tame have historical Treaty clairns in
the North Taranaki area between Paraninihi and the Mokau River, This letter concerns that
area of overlap,
In September 1999 a Heads of Agreement was agreed between Ngati Tame and the Crown
and the parties are currently working towards concluding a Deed of Settlement. The
settlement for Ngati Tama includes a Protocol with the Ministry of Fisheries and cultural
redress conceming fisheries.
Ngati Maniapoto are still to enter Treaty settlement negotiations with the Crown. They have
expressed concem that the redress offered to Ngati Tame may prejudice their claims in the
overlapping area. The redress provided to Ngati Tama in the overlapping area does not
preclude the Ministry of Fisheries from discussing with Ngati Maniapoto, as appropriate,
matters regarding this area.
During a Waitangi Tribunal facilitated meeting of the Ngati Maniapoto claims arising from the
Heads of Agreement between Ngati Tama and the Crown, the Crown undertook, outside the
mediation process, to arrange a meeting between Ngati Maniapoto and Ministry of Fisheries
officials to discuss fisheries matters in the area of overlapping interest and to explain what is
involved in fisheries management.
In order to fulfil this undertaking, I would be grateful if you could you arrange for your officials
to co−ordinate such a meeting.
Yours sincerely
for Director
cc Wai B00 claimants cc
c.lo Dominic Wilson, Waiters Williams & Co. Solicitors
P 0 Box 37−661
AUCKI.AND
Wai 788 Clairnants
cio S Laubscher; Wattace Bain Barristers and Solicitors
P O Box 296
TE KUITI