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

Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)
Claims Settlement Part 1 cl 8
(c) te whakaparariko i te awa o Tarawera me te takiwa o
Ōkākāru:
(6) E whakaae ana te Karauna:
(a) i whiwhi, i whai hua a Niu Tireni mai i ngā whenua o
Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) i raupatutia; a
(b) ko etahi atu o ngā rawa penei i ngā ngāwhā, i tangohia
me te kore whakaae o Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of
Plenty); whiwhi katoa a Niu Tireni, mo tānā ora me tānā
whanaketanga, i ngā rawa a Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of
Plenty); a
(c) mai ano i te tau 1840, kua whakaatu mai te nuinga o ngā
tangata o Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) i te pai o ta
ratou noho me te Kāwanatanga. Kua tutuki e Ngāti
Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) ona kawenga i raro i Te
Tiriti o Waitangi, ko tetahi wāhi o enei kawenga me ki,
ko te haere ki ngā pakānga o Aotearoa ki tāwāhi. E mihi
ana te Karauna ki te wāhi a Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of
Plenty) i roto i te tiaki me te arai i te whenua nei o Niu
Tireni.
8 Text of acknowledgements in English
The text of the acknowledgements in English as set out in the
deed of settlement is as follows:
(1) The Crown acknowledges that the people of Ngāti
Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) have sought acknowledgement of
their grievances since the raupatu and that recognition of these
grievances is long overdue. The Crown hereby acknowledges
the legitimacy of the Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) historical
grievances and makes the following acknowledgements
(set out in subsections (2) to (6)).
(2) The Crown acknowledges that:
(a) its confiscation of Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)
lands in the Eastern Bay of Plenty by means of the New
Zealand Settlements Act 1863 extinguished Māori customary
title to land and deprived Ngāti Tuwharetoa
(Bay of Plenty) of tribal lands and resources; and
(b) the confiscation of Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)
lands had a damaging effect on the welfare, economy,
and development of Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty),
deprived the iwi of access to its traditional natural
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