Ngati Haua Deed of Settlement - Terabyte Interactive

NGĀTI HAUĀ DEED OF SETTLEMENT3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND APOLOGYACKNOWLEDGEMENT3.1 In the Waikato-Tainui Deed of Settlement, and the Waikato-Tainui Raupatu ClaimsSettlement Act 1995 the Crown acknowledged the grave injustice of its actions duringthe Waikato war of 1863-1864 upon thirty-three groups descending from the Tainuiwaka, including Ngāti Hauā. In particular, the Crown acknowledged that itsrepresentatives and advisers acted unjustly and in breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi / theTreaty of Waitangi in its dealings with the Kīngitanga, which included Ngāti Hauā, insending its forces across the Mangatāwhiri River in July 1863, and in occupying andsubsequently confiscating land in the Waikato region, and that these actions resulted inNgāti Hauā being unfairly labelled as rebels.3.2 In the Waikato-Tainui Waikato River Deed of Settlement 2009 and the Waikato-TainuiRaupatu claims (Waikato River) Settlement Act 2010, the Crown acknowledged that -3.2.1 in occupying and subsequently confiscating Waikato land it unjustly, and inbreach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi / the Treaty of Waitangi, denied the hapū ofWaikato-Tainui, including Ngāti Hauā, their rights and interests in, and manawhakahaere over, the Waikato River;3.2.2 for Waikato-Tainui, including Ngāti Hauā, their relationship with, and respectfor, the Waikato River gives rise to their responsibilities to protect the manaand mauri of the River and exercise their mana whakahaere in accordancewith their long established tikanga;3.2.3 the deterioration of the health of the Waikato River, including Ngāti Hauā,while under the authority of the Crown, has been a source of distress for thepeople of Waikato-Tainui; and3.2.4 the Crown respects the deeply felt obligation of Waikato-Tainui, includingNgāti Hauā, to protect te mana o te awa.3.3 The Crown hereby recognises those grievances and acknowledges that it has failed formany years to deal with the remaining longstanding grievances of Ngāti Hauā in anappropriate way and that recognition of those grievances is long overdue. Accordingly,it now makes the following further acknowledgements:3.4 The Crown acknowledges -3.4.1 that Ngāti Hauā suffered a prolonged period of disruption during the armedconflicts of the 1860s, suffering loss of life during the first Taranaki war of1860-1861, and the Waikato war of 1863-1864;3.4.2 that after the Crown invaded the Waikato in 1863, many Ngāti Hauā weredrawn into armed conflict in defence of Kīngitanga lands through theirinvolvement in the Kīngitanga;3.4.3 the sense of grievance felt by Ngāti Hauā when Crown forces attacked andburned the agricultural settlement of Rangiaowhia on 21 February 1864.Women and children of Ngāti Hauā were present at Rangiaowhia when Crownforces attacked the settlement;33