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

Preamble
Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)
Claims Settlement
Struck out (unanimous)
healing and recuperation), by urban and industrial waste. The
Tasman Pulp and Paper Company Enabling Act 1954
authorised the discharge of waste from the mill into the
Tarawera River in accordance with Pollution Advisory Council
guidelines.
(35) With the passing of the Geothermal Energy Act 1953, the
Crown established for itself, without the consent of Ngati
Tuwharetoa, the sole right to the geothermal energy resource.
In relation to the Kawerau geothermal field, this has resulted
in Ngati Tuwharetoa losing control of and access to geothermal
resources in the area.
Settlement negotiations
(36) Ngati Tuwharetoa submitted a deed of mandate to the Crown
in January 1998 and the Crown recognised the mandate in
March 1998. Negotiators were mandated at a hui-a-iwi at
Umutahi marae, Matata, and negotiations with the Crown
commenced.
(37) In August 1998, Ngati Tuwharetoa presented the Crown with
a detailed statement of all the historical grievances of the iwi
prior to 1992 to be addressed alongside the Wai 62 claim. The
grievances that Ngati Tuwharetoa presented included the
ongoing impact of the raupatu on Ngati Tuwharetoa, subsequent
alienation of wrongly confiscated lands, the loss of use,
control, and benefits of these lands and resources including
waterways. The drainage of the Rangitaiki wetlands, loss of
geothermal resource (a key taonga of Ngati Tuwharetoa), and
the impact on Ngati Tuwharetoa of the development of the
Kawerau township and the pulp and paper industry were also
stated to be grievances of Ngati Tuwharetoa.
(38) Ngati Tuwharetoa and the Crown signed terms of negotiation
on 8 September 1998 which specified the scope, objectives,
and general procedures for negotiations.
(39) Under the terms of negotiation, the mandated negotiators
confirmed to the Crown that they had a mandate to represent
Ngati Tuwharetoa in negotiations with the Crown for settlement
of all the historical claims.
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