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The Ngai Tahu Report 1991


Table of Contents

Contents
List of Maps and Diagrams
List of Maps and Diagrams and LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
Introductory letter to the Minister
Preface
01 The Claim and The Proceedings
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Who Brought the Claim?
1.3 What Is The Claim All About?
1.4 Who Was Heard By the Tribunal?
1.5 Who Were the Tribunal Members Hearing the Claim?
1.6 How and Where was the Claim Conducted?
1.7 Remedies and Recommendations
02 Summary of the Grievances, Findings and Recommendations
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Otakou Purchase Summary
2.3 The Princes Street Reserve Summary
2.4 The Kemp Purchase Summary
2.5 The Banks Peninsula Purchases Summary
2.6 The Murihiku Purchase Summary
2.7 The North Canterbury Purchase Summary
2.8 The Kaikoura Purchase Summary
2.9 The Arahura Purchase Summary
2.10 The Perpetual Leases of Ngai Tahu Reserves Summary
2.11 The Rakiura Purchase Summary
2.12 Mahinga Kai Summary
2.13 Grievances on Matters After the Purchases
2.14 Towards a Settlement
03 Ngai Tahu before the Treaty
3.1 Ngai Tahu Iwi
3.2 The Tribe and its Resources
3.3 The Consequences of European Contact
04 The Treaty and Treaty Principles
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Ngai Tahu Accession to the Treaty
4.3 The Status of the Treaty
4.4 Rules of Treaty Interpretation
4.5 The Constitutional Status of the Treaty
4.6 The Treaty Provisions
4.7 The Principles of the Treaty
05 The Background to the Purchases: Crown Policy and Settlement
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The Governors : the Crown in New Zealand.
5.3 The Challenge to Treaty Guarantees in the 1840s
5.4 The New Zealand Company and the Crown
5.5 The Protectors of Aborigines
5.6 Endowments for Maori Purposes
5.7 Maori and Pakeha Understandings of Land Sales in the 1840s
5.8 Conclusion
06 Otakou
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Statement of Grievances
6.3 Background to the Purchase
6.4 The Question of Tenths
6.5 The Purchase
6.6 The Claim for Tenths
6.7 Symonds Responsibilities for the Purchase
6.8 Developments After the Purchase
6.9 Crown Actions-A Breach of Treaty Principles?
07 Princes Street Reserve
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The Origins of a Reserve in Dunedin
7.3 The History of the Princes Street Reserve
7.4 Ngai Tahu are Forced to Litigate
7.5 Ngai Tahus Grievances
08 Kemps Purchase
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Statement of Grievances
8.3 Background to the Purchase
8.4 The Purchase
8.5 The Boundaries of the Purchase
8.6 The Maori Dimension to Kemps Purchase
8.7 Waihora (Lake Ellesmere) and Kaitorete
8.8 The Provision for Reserves
8.9 Mahinga Kai
8.10 Post-purchase Challenges to the Western Boundary
8.11 The Western Boundary
09 Banks Peninsula
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Statement of Grievances
9.3 The French Purchases
9.4 The Crown Purchases
9.5 Grievances Concerning the Purchase of the Port Cooper and Port Levy Blocks
9.6 The Akaroa Purchase
9.7 Grievances Concerning the Akaroa Purchase
9.8 The Crowns Position as to the Banks Peninsula Purchases
9.9 Breaches of Treaty Principles
10 The Murihiku Purchase
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Statement of Grievances
10.3 Background to the Purchase
10.4 The Negotiations
10.5 The Purchase
10.6 Land West of the Waiau River
10.7 The Adequacy of Reserves
10.8 Events After the Purchase
11 The North Canterbury Purchase
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Statement of Grievances
11.3 Background to the Purchase
11.4 The Purchase
11.5 Ngai Tahus Grievances
12 The Kaikoura Purchase
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Statement of Grievances
12.3 Background to the Purchase
12.4 The Purchase
12.5 Ngai Tahus Grievances
13 Arahura
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Statement of Grievances
13.3 Background to the Purchase
13.4 The Purchase
13.5 Ngai Tahus Grievances
14 The Perpetual Leases of Ngai Tahu Reserves
14.1 Introduction
14.2 History of Mawhera Reserve and Legislation Affecting It
14.3 Claimants Grievances
14.4 Ngai Tahu Evidence
14.5 The Crowns Response
14.6 The Lessees Response
14.7 The Maori Trustees Response
14.8 The Tribunals Examination of the Evidence and Findings
14.9 The Tribunals Views on Remedies
15 Rakiura
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Background to the Purchase
15.3 The Purchase
15.4 Developments After the Purchase
15.5 Ngai Tahus Grievance
15.6 Titi Islands
15.7 Whenua Hou (Codfish Island)
16 The Eight Crown Purchases_An Overview
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Crown Protection of Maori Rangatiratanga
16.3 The Crown Right of Pre-emption Imposed Reciprocal Duties
16.4 The Crown Obligation Actively to Protect Maori Treaty Rights
16.5 The Price Paid
16.6 The Principle of Partnership
16.7 Other grievances
18 Te Ao Hou: The New World
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Ngai Tahu and the Crown After the Purchases
18.3 The Displacement of Ngai Tahu Following Settlement
18.4 The Economic Decline of Ngai Tahu
18.5 Conclusion
19 Schools and Hospitals
19.1 Introduction
19.2 The History of the Promises
19.3 The Nature and Extent of the Promises
19.4 The Extent to Which the Promises were Met
19.5 Conclusions
20 Landless Natives Grants
20.1 Introduction
20.2 The Mackay Royal Commission 1886-87
20.3 Joint Committees
20.4 The Mackay Royal Commission 1891 and Subsequent Reports
20.5 The South Island Landless Natives Act 1906
20.6 The Gilfedder and Haszard Commission of Inquiry 1914
20.7 Conclusions
21 Parliamentary Select Committees,Royal Commissions and Commissions of Inquiry
21.1 Introduction
21.2 The History of Inquiries
21.3 The Tribunals Findings
21.4 The Ngaitahu Claim Settlement Act 1944
22 Ngai Tahus Search for Redress and the Crowns Response - An Overview
22.1 Introduction
22.2 The Crowns Response
22.3 Conclusion
23 Evidence of Other Interested Bodies
23.1 Introduction
23.2 High Country Pastoral Lessees
23.3 Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand (Inc)
23.4 New Zealand Deerstalkers Association (Inc)
23.5 North Canterbury Catchment and Regional Water Board
23.6 Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd
23.7 Land Corporation of New Zealand Ltd
23.8 Electricity Corporation of New Zealand Ltd
23.9 Department of Conservation
24 The Crown and Ngai Tahu Today
24.1 Introduction
24.2 Restoration of Ngai Tahus Tribal Mana
24.3 Need for Appropriate Tribal Structures
24.4 Need for Consultation
24.5 A Diversity of Remedies
24.6 Financial Assistance to Ngai Tahu in Their Negotiations with the Crown
24.7 Reimbursement of Costs
25 Tribunal Recommendations
25.1 Introduction
25.2 Recommendations Pursuant to Section 6(3)
25.3 Other recommendations
Epilogue
Waiata
Appendix 01 The Treaty of Waitangi
1.1 The Treaty of Waitangi
Appendix 02 Deeds of Purchase
2.1 Otakou, 31 July 1844
2.2 Kemp, 12 June 1848
2.3 Port Cooper, 10 August 1849
2.4 Port Levy, 25 September 1849
2.5 Murihiku, 17 August 1853
2.6 Akaroa 10 December 1856
2.7 North Canterbury, 5 February 1857:
2.8 Kaikoura, 29 March 1859
2.9 Arahura, 21 May 1860:
2.10 Rakiura, 29 June 1864:
Appendix 03 The Claims
3.1 General Claim of 26 August 1986
3.2 Amended Claim of 24 November 1986
3.3 Amended Claim of 16 December 1986
3.4 Amended Claim of 2 June 1987
3.5 Amended Claim of 5 September 1987
3.6 Amended Claim of 25 September 1987
3.7 Amended Claim of 13 April 1988
3.8 Amended Claim in Respect of Fisheries (j7)
Appendix 04 Maori Appellate Court Decision
4.1 4 South Island Appellate Court Minute Book 672
Appendix 05 Schedule of Ancillary Claims
5.1 Schedule of Ancillary Claims
Appendix 06 Record of Documents
6.1 Record of Documents
Appendix 07 Record of Inquiry
7.1 Notice of Claim
7.2 Appointments
7.3 Hearings and Appearances
Appendix 08 Presiding Officers Closing Address
8.1 Presiding Officers Closing Address
Appendix 09 Members of the Ngai Tahu Tribunal
9.1 Ashley George McHugh, Presiding Officer
9.2 Bishop Manuhuia Tutewehiwehi Augustus Bennett
9.3 Monita Eru Delamere
9.4 Georgina Manunui Te Heuheu
9.5 Ian Hugh Kawharu
9.6 Gordon Stewart Orr
9.7 Desmond John Sullivan
Glossary
Index

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