Ng¯ati Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) Claims Settlement Bill

Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)
Claims Settlement Preamble
Struck out (unanimous)
(8) In August 1865 a Crown expedition of some 500 men, including
Maori from neighbouring iwi and hapū, was mounted
under Major William Mair, Resident Magistrate, to apprehend
those named in the warrant. They pursued those named
in the warrant, laying siege to a number of pa in the eastern
Bay of Plenty. Ngati Tuwharetoa hapū resided at some of
these pa.
(9) Fighting broke out as the Crown expedition passed Pārawai
Pa. Crown troops raided livestock and pillaged crops and food
supplies but failed to take the pa. The troops moved onto Te
Umuhika where they became involved in a skirmish with
some people from Pārawai pa. In the ensuing conflict Hoete,
of Te Tāwera hapū, was shot three times and died, defending
the pa and his kin from the troops. Others of Ngati
Tuwharetoa who were accused of harbouring ‘‘tangata hara’’
were killed as the Crown expedition moved towards Te
Kupenga. According to Ngati Tuwharetoa a number of those
killed were providing customary hospitality to those being
pursued by the Crown.
(10) On 2 September 1865 the Crown issued a proclamation of
peace, declaring the war at an end. The proclamation stated
that those who had taken up arms against the Crown since
1863 would not be prosecuted for past offences. Those
responsible for the killings of Fulloon and others were among
those excluded from this amnesty. The proclamation also
stated that if those responsible for the killing of Fulloon were
not given up then ‘‘the Governor will seize a part of the lands
of the Tribes who conceal these murderers’’.
(11) On 4 September 1865 the Governor issued a proclamation of
martial law in the Whakatane and Opotiki areas to enable the
capture of those accused of the murder of Fulloon and others.
Crown troops remained stationed outside some pa, for the
purpose of pursuing those thought to be involved in the
murders.
(12) Around October 1865 the occupants of Parawai Pa evacuated
and went to Te Kupenga pa, joining other Bay of Plenty iwi,
including some of the individuals listed in the arrest warrant.
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