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CLAIMS
The 1995 settlement excluded
the Waikato River, the West Coast
harbours and the Wairoa and
Maioro land blocks. In 2008 a
settlement was reached with the
Crown for Waikato River, with the
Crown acknowledging that the
Raupatu of the 1860s had denied
Waikato-Tainui its rights and
interests in the river.
The settlement focuses on the
need to respect and restore the
well-being of our tupuna awa
and has created a new era of co-
governance and co-management
between Waikato-Tainui and the
Crown. The Waikato Raupatu River
Trust was established in 2010 as
the implementation arm of
the settlement.
In 2012 Waikato-Tainui received
the first payment under the
relativity clause within the Deed
of Settlement. Developed by Sir
Robert Te Kotahi Mahuta, this
clause ensured that the value of
our settlement would be protected
and enables Waikato-Tainui to
claim additional redress if the total
value of all settlements exceeded
$1B. That mark was reached in
June 2012. The relativity clause
provides for Waikato-Tainui to
make further claims for additional
payments every five years up
until 2044.
ENVIRONMENT
Like our tuupuna before us, we take seriously our Kaitiaki
responsibilities of relating to our environment. We are defined by
our tupuna awa and our whenua. Our award-winning environmental
management plan – Tai Tumu, Tai Pari, Tai Ao – is recognized for
crossing the cultural, linguistic and legislative divides to create
transformational change.
Waikato River
2015 NewZealand Planning Institute Best Practice
award
for Excellence in Strategic Planning and
Guidance: Tai Tumu, Tai Pari, Tai Ao
We cannot remake 150 years, much
less 100 years; we cannot remake 10
years,
but we can devise honourable
compensation and recompense in
circumstances where it is required.
My plea today is that when New
Zealanders across the land see the
event recorded in the 6 o'clock news
tonight, they reflect just a moment
and say: "Isn't that the better way?''
Rt Hon Jim Bolger
19 October 1995
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