6. H V ROSS ROBERTSON (Labour—Manukau East) Link to this
to the Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations
He aha ngā whakanekenekehanga a te Kāwanatanga i nā noa nei hei whakatutuki i ngā kerēme raupatu a Taranaki?
[What recent advances has the Government made towards settling historical Treaty of Waitangi grievances in Taranaki?]
Hon MITA RIRINUI (Associate Minister in charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations) Link to this
I tērā atu wiki i tau ai te pire kerēme raupatu mō te iwi o Taranaki a Ngāti Mutunga ki roto i te Whare nei. Ko tēnei te pire tuawhā mō ngā kerēme katoa o Taranaki. He mea nui tēnā ki a Ngāti Mutunga, otirā, he mea nui anō tēnei ki te Kāwanatanga. Nō reira, me tautoko katoa hoki tātou. Last week the Government introduced the Ngāti Mutunga Claims Settlement Bill, the fourth settlement bill to address raupatu claims in Taranaki. The bill is a particularly important milestone in the continuing process of addressing historical claims. I therefore urge members of this House to support it this afternoon at its first reading.
H V Ross Robertson Link to this
Tēnā koe, Madam Speaker. He kōrerotanga kei roto i tēnei pire ki te Tiriti o Waitangi me ngā whakamārama, mehemea āe, kei te whakakorehia ēnei tū āhuatanga e te Kāwanatanga, he aha rānei?
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.]
[Does the bill make any reference to the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles; if so, does the Government intend to delete them?]
E rua ngā pātai. Mō te pātai tuatahi, āe! Mō te pātai tuarua, kāo! There were two questions there. In answer to the first question, yes, and in answer to the second question, no.
Pita ParaoneHas the process towards settling historical Treaty of Waitangi claims in Taranaki to date included Mount Taranaki; if not, does he know why those settlements already completed have not included the mountain?
He whakapapa tō ngā iwi katoa o Taranaki ki te maunga Titohia ki a Taranaki. Nō reira, nā runga i tēnā mōhiotanga ka whakaea te Kāwanatanga kia waiho ake ēnā tūāhuatanga kia mutu ngā kerēme katoa. It is a fact that all iwi in Taranaki have an ancestral association to Mount Taranaki. It is therefore prudent to leave negotiations in regard to the mountain until all the iwi of Taranaki are in a position to negotiate.
Tariana Turia[An interpretation in English was given to the House.]
[Why are the descendants of Taranaki not receiving the actual value of the lands stolen from them by the Crown?]
He kaupapa anō tērā. Kua whakaea hoki te Karauna, kore e taea e te Kāwanatanga, kia whakatikatika i ngā āhuatanga katoa e pā ana ki ngā kerēme, mēnā ka whakatikahia, ka kore wēnei kerēme ki te whakatutuki. It is a very relevant point, and the Government has acknowledged that it is not possible to compensate for all land that has been confiscated from all iwi around the country. If we were able to do that, I doubt very much whether we would be in a Treaty settlements process at this time.
What has been decided on the claims of ngā hapū o Ngā Ruahine of Taranaki for oil, which the Waitangi Tribunal stated was a legitimate claim under the Treaty of Waitangi?