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CROWN APOLOGISES TO
A LONG TIME COMING
1600s: Rangitaane o Manawatu reside in Manawatu.1820s: Northern migrating tribes and European settlers arrive.1840s: New Zealand Company acquires Rangitaane o Manawatu land frommigrant iwi.1850s: Crown being purchasing land in the area.1870s: Native Land Court hearings commence, with many Rangitaane oManawatu members barred from having their grievances addressed.1990: Ruth Harris files Rangitaane o Manawatu’s claim with the WaitangiTribunal.1997: Formal talks occur between the iwi and Crown.1998: Tanenuiarangi Manawatu Inc (TMI) recognised by the Crown ashaving mandate to represent the iwi.2003: TMI must be remandated, after claims it may not have the mandateto represent the iwi.2005: TMI remandated.2014: Negotiators successfully complete ratification process.2015: Crown and Rangitaane o Manawatu sign the deed of settlement.2016: Legislation put before Parliament to make the settlement official.
MANAWATU IWI
The late Ruth Harris, who began the settlement process for Rangitaane oManawatu when she filed its claim in 1990. PHOTO: FAIRFAX NZ
Chris Finlayson hugs Danielle Harrisafter the crown apology, in the
settlement of Rangitaane o Manawatu’sTreaty of Waitangi grievances.
PHOTO: GRANT MATTHEW / FAIRFAX NZ
Rangitaane oManawatu’squest for justicehas finally beenfulfilled, JonoGaluszka writes.Twenty-five years after her motherfiled Rangitaane o Manawatu’sclaim with the Waitangi Tribunal,Danielle Harris and her iwi haveclosure.
Harris, the principal negotiatorfor the iwi, was able to sign thedeed of settlement on Saturday atTe Hotu Manawa o Rangitaane oManawatu Marae in PalmerstonNorth.
Her mother, the late RuthHarris, began the settlement pro-cess for the iwi when she filed itsclaim in 1990.
Hundreds gathered on Saturdayto hear Attorney-General andTreaty of Waitangi NegotiationsMinister Chris Finlayson formallyapologise for the Crown’s repeatedTreaty of Waitangi breaches,which decimated the iwi’sresources and mana.
The grievance has its origins inthe actions of the New ZealandCompany in the 1820s, as theyacquired Rangitaane o Mana-watu’s land off iwi who had movedto the area.
The cumulative effect of Crownpurchases and native land laws leftRangitaane o Manawatueffectively landless by 1992.
One of the deepest grievancesinvolved the Crown purchasingiwi land at Papaioea forindividuals from another iwi.
RANGITAANE O MANA-WATU’S REDRESS
Rangitaane o Manawatu will begiven $13.5 million worth of assetsin financial redress, including:❚ First right of refusal over mul-tiple Crown properties, includingManawatu Prison, Linton ArmyCamp, Palmerston North Girls’High School and Palmerston NorthCourthouse.❚ Deferred right to purchase, for upto two years, Linton Army Camphousing estate and Awatapu Col-lege. If purchased, they must beleased back to the Crown.❚ Purchasing Tangimoana Forest,which creates $20,000 a year inrental income, and the formerMassey hostel on Fitzherbert Ave,Palmerston North.❚ A payment of $2.6m when thedeed of settlement becomes uncon-ditional. As part of a culturalredress, the Crown will move toofficially change the names of vari-ous places, and 11 Crown-ownedsites will be vested to the iwi.
Furthermore, a ManawatuRiver advisory board will be setup, which will give adviceHorizons Regional Council mustconsider when making decisions
about the notoriously pollutedwaterway.
Other iwi that have culturalassociates with the river will beinvited to join the board as theysettle their treaty claims.
Danielle Harris said the iwiwould have liked ownership of theriver, but knew that was not Gov-ernment policy, so having theboard set up was extremelyimportant due to the river’s signifi-cance to the iwi.
IWI’S PLANS WILL BENEFITWIDER COMMUNITY FORGENERATIONS
Danielle Harris said her motherwould have felt ‘‘immense satisfac-tion’’ at the deed signing, whichwas ‘‘one giant leap closer to jus-tice being achieved’’.
‘‘It is the closing of her chapter,and the dawning of a new one.’’
The settlement was good for allpeople of Palmerston North, as theinjection of resources would stimu-late the economy, create jobs andenhance education opportunities,she said.
‘‘We have resided in the Mana-watu since the 1600s, and we willbe here for eternity.
‘‘We are fully committed togrowing our region.’’
Finlayson said it had been apersonal ambition of his to getRangitaane o Manawatu’s settle-
ment over the line.It had taken too long for the
settlement to happen, but the iwi’snegotiators were not to blame, hesaid.
‘‘Few negotiating teams havedemonstrated such professional-ism. They have been, and are, out-standing servants of Rangitaane oManawatu, and I publicly com-mend them on their enormous con-tribution.’’
While it was impossible to fullycompensate the iwi for whathappened – ‘‘you cannot have fullcompensation or reinstatement, oryou would bankrupt the country’’ –
it could now build a better futurefor its tamariki, who Finlaysonspecifically addressed.
‘‘When you are running theshow, I’m sure this is going to bean iwi that everyone in thecountry is going to pay a great dealof attention to.’’
CROWN ‘‘SINCERELYAPOLOGISES’’ FOR TREATYBREACHES
Finlayson used his speech todeliver the Crown’s formal apologyto Rangitaane o Manawatu, some-thing he said was always the most
solemn part of any speech he gaveat settlement signings.
He said the Crown was sorry ithad not lived up to its obligationsunder the Treaty of Waitangi, andapologised for its breaches.
The Crown also apologised forthe effects of its acts andomissions, which left the iwivirtually landless.
‘‘The Crown is deeply remorse-ful about the lasting sense of griev-ance its acts and omissions havecaused Rangitaane o Manawatu.
‘‘The Crown seeks to atone forits wrongs and begin the process ofhealing.’’
Finlayson gifted an image of theManawatu River, which has theapology in both English and te reoMaori written on top.
The apology will become part ofthe settlement legislation, whichmust go through Parliament beforeit becomes official.
Danielle Harris said she hopedthe legislation would be intro-duced in 2016.
