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

Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)
Claims Settlement Preamble
New (unanimous)
Transport was by waka and the surrounding wetlands were
plentiful in kai:
Background to Raupatu—Conflict in Eastern Bay of Plenty
(7) In July 1863, war broke out between the Crown and Māori in
the Waikato; as part of this conflict hostilities occurred in the
Bay of Plenty during the first half of 1864:
(8) Following a period of unrest, a Crown official, James Fulloon,
and three crew members of the vessel Kate were killed by
some local Māori at Whakatāne in July 1865. T H Smith, the
Civil Commissioner at Maketū, issued a warrant for the
arrests of those alleged to have taken part in the murders on
board the Kate:
(9) In August 1865, a Crown expedition of some 500 men,
including Māori 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. Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) hapū
resided at some of these pā:
(10) Fighting broke out as the Crown expedition passed Pārawai
Pā. Crown troops raided livestock and pillaged crops and food
supplies but failed to take the pā. The troops moved onto Te
Umuhika where they became involved in a skirmish with
some people from Pārawai Pā. 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 Ngāti
Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) who were accused of harbouring
‘‘tangata hara’’ were killed as the Crown expedition moved
towards Te Kupenga. According to Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of
Plenty) a number of those killed were providing customary
hospitality to those being pursued by the Crown:
(11) 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
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