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

Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)
Claims Settlement Part 1 cl 9
(5) The Crown acknowledges that the following matters have
caused a sense of grievance within Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of
Plenty) that is still held today:
(a) the passing of the Geothermal Energy Act 1953 by the
Crown (without the consent of Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay
of Plenty)); and
(b) Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) having lost control
of, and access to, the Kawerau Geothermal system; and
(c) the pollution and degradation of the Tarawera River and
the Okākāru area.
(6) The Crown acknowledges that:
(a) the lands confiscated from Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of
Plenty) have made a valuable contribution to the wealth
and development of the nation; and
(b) the other resources, such as the geothermal resource,
taken without the consent of Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of
Plenty), have made a valuable contribution to the
wealth and development of the nation; and
(c) most Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) people have
demonstrated a record of co-operation with the Government
from 1840. Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) has
honoured its obligations and responsibilities under the
Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi), especially,
but not exclusively, in its contribution to New
Zealand’s war effort overseas. The Crown pays tribute
to the contribution made by Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of
Plenty) to the defence of the nation.
9 Text of apology in Māori—Te Whakapaha na te
Karauna
The text of the apology in Māori as set out in the deed of
settlement is as follows:
(1) E aro ana te Karauna ki ngā okeoke a ngā tīpuna o Ngāti
Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) i a ratou ka whai i a ratou kereme
mo te tika ki te Karauna mai i te wā o te raupatu. I tua atu ka
tuku whakapaha te Karauna ki a Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of
Plenty), ki o ratou tipuna me o ratou uri whakaheke.
(2) E tino awhitu ana, e tino whakapaha ana te Karauna mo ana
takahitanga i Te Tiriti o Waitangi me ona matapono, e
whakamaramatia ana i runga ake nei.
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