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

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Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)
Claims Settlement
(3) Ko te mea nui, e tino awhitu ana, e tino whakapaha ana te
Karauna mo tana raupatu i ngā whenua o Ngāti Tuwharetoa
(Bay of Plenty), me ngā whakawhiunga mai i ana mahi i pa ki
ngā whakatipūranga, tapae atu ko ngā putanga kino ki te
hapori, te ohanga, te taiao me te whakapakaritanga o Ngāti
Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty).
(4) Ka tino awhitu te Karauna mo tana kore aro ki te mana me te
rangatiratanga o Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty).
(5) Na reira, i runga i tenei whakapaha, e rapū ana te Karauna kia
whakahāngaitia enei he ōna, katahi ia ka tīmata ki te whakapai
i te hononga. E rika ana te Karauna kia tu mai tetahi hononga,
ko tona putake ko te whakawhirinakitanga me te mahi tahi me
Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty).
10 Text of apology in English
The text of the apology in English as set out in the deed of
settlement is as follows:
(1) The Crown recognises the struggles of the ancestors of Ngāti
Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) in pursuit of their claims for
justice against the Crown since the raupatu and hereby makes
this apology to Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty), to their
ancestors, and to their descendants.
(2) The Crown profoundly regrets and unreservedly apologises
for the breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o
Waitangi) and its principles.
(3) In particular, the Crown profoundly regrets and unreservedly
apologises for its confiscation of Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of
Plenty) lands and for the cumulative effect of its actions over
the generations, which have had a damaging effect on the
welfare, economy, environment, and development of Ngāti
Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty).
(4) The Crown profoundly regrets its failure to acknowledge the
mana and rangatiratanga of Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of
Plenty).
(5) Accordingly, with this apology, the Crown seeks to atone for
these wrongs and to begin the process of healing (and). The
Crown looks forward to building a relationship of mutual trust
and co-operation with Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty).
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