Ngati Haua Deed of Settlement - Terabyte Interactive

NGĀTI HAUĀ DEED OF SETTLEMENT3: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND APOLOGY3.9 The Crown acknowledges that the cumulative effect of the Crown’s actions andomissions, particularly its confiscation of Ngāti Hauā land after the Waikato war, theoperation and impact of its native land laws, Crown and private purchasing, and takingsunder public works legislation has left Ngāti Hauā virtually landless. The Crown’sfailure to ensure Ngāti Hauā had sufficient land for their present and future needs was abreach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi / the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles.3.10 The Crown acknowledges that Ngāti Hauā experienced land loss as a result of takingsby the Crown for public works, including lands taken for railway purposes in thenineteenth and twentieth centuries.3.11 The Crown acknowledges that -3.11.1 it did not consult Ngāti Hauā before surveying their land at Waharoa for amilitary aerodrome in 1942. The aerodrome was retained for civil purposesafter the war;3.11.2 the Ngāti Hauā owners objected to the Crown taking the aerodrome landunder public works legislation in 1951 on the basis that they had a strongunderstanding that the land would be returned to them at the end of the war;and3.11.3 to this day the Waharoa land has remained alienated, and this has been anongoing source of grievance and sorrow for the original owners and theirdescendants and for Ngāti Hauā as a whole.3.12 The Crown acknowledged, in the Waikato-Tainui Waikato River Deed of Settlement2009 and the Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Act 2010,that the hapū of Waikato-Tainui, including Ngāti Hauā, were denied rights and interestsin, and mana whakahaere over, the Waikato River. The Crown hereby recognisesthose grievances and also acknowledges -3.12.1 that the development of hydro electric dams on the parts of the Waikato Riverwithin the rohe of Ngāti Hauā has been a source of great distress to NgātiHauā and has resulted in the submerging of an urupā reserve containingprecious tapu rocks dating back to the battle of Taumatawiiwii.3.13 The Crown acknowledges that, over time, Ngāti Hauā have lacked opportunities foreconomic, social and cultural development and, in many cases, this has had adetrimental effect on their material, cultural and spiritual well-being.APOLOGY3.14 The Crown makes this apology to Ngāti Hauā, to their ancestors and to theirdescendants:3.14.1 the Crown is deeply sorry for its breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi / the Treaty ofWaitangi and its principles which have left Ngāti Hauā virtually landless. TheCrown profoundly regrets that the loss of land has undermined the social andtraditional structures of Ngāti Hauā, and your ability to exercise customaryrights and responsibilities over resources and sites of significance in yourrohe;3.14.2 the Crown recognises that the burden of pursuing justice for the Crown’swrongs has been the work of generations of Ngāti Hauā. Wiremu Tamehana35