Ngāti Tama Mandate Limited

Reconfirmation of Mandate

1pm Mihi whakatau Cup of tea 1. 45pm Karakia Purpose of mandate hui The mandate process Questions and Answers Voting: Mandate Resolution Karakia Whakamutunga

Objective of this hui

To reconfirm the mandate for Ngāti Tama Mandate Limited to seek a Crown recognised mandate to negotiate ALL Ngāti Tama Wellington historical claims in relation to the Port Nicholson Block that relate to those Ngāti Tama Wellington who choose these claims to not be represented by the Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust.

25 August 2008 – Crown and PNBST sign a Deed of Settlement following a ratification process.

Clause 8.2.3 provides that:

“all persons who descend from a Ngāti Tama tupuna fall within the definition of Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika unless they choose to have their historical claims settled by another group with a Crown recognised mandate...

Background

... Should a settlement negotiated by that other group with a Crown recognised mandate become unconditional, those persons will, to the extent that they rely on descent from a Ngāti Tama tupuna, be excluded from the definition of Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika, in this Deed of Settlement, settlement legislation and governance entity.”

Crown Settlement Policy

A reconfirmed mandate for Ngati Tama Mandate limited enables the representatives to facilitate the process of clause 8.2.3 Known to us as the Margaret Wilson clause (the opt out clause).

Negotiation with those Ngati Tama Wellington who do not consider their historical claims in the Port Nicholson Block to be represented by the Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust, will be possible on two conditions:1. That the two Ngati Tama Wellington groups negotiate under one entity; and2. This single entity achieves a Crown recognised

mandate. WE FIND OURSELVES IN THIS POSITION TODAY.

Claimant Definition

The claimant definition will include all Ngāti Tama members who are included in the definition of Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika under in the Port Nicholson Block Settlement Act 2009 (PNB Act 2009) who choose to have their claims settled by another group with a Crown recognised mandate (eg. a single group such as Ngāti Tama Mandate Limited)

Ngāti Tama in PNB Act 2009

In PNB Act 2009 Ngati Tama are described as being descended from:

(a) (i) a recognised ancestor of Ngāti Tama; and (ii) 1 or more of—

(A) the Ngāti Tama signatories of the 27 September 1839 Port Nicholson Block purchase deed; and

(B) the Ngāti Tama persons listed in the Schedule to the Declaration of the Native Land Court in Wellington dated 11 April 1888; and

(C) other Ngāti Tama persons not referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B), but who exercised customary rights in the Port Nicholson Block, Wellington District, on or after 6 February 1840 by virtue of being descended from 1 or more of the recognised ancestors of the iwi referred to in paragraph (a)(i); and

Ngāti Tama in PNB Act 2009

(b) any whānau, hapū, or group to the extent that it is composed of individuals referred to in paragraph (a); and

(c) every individual referred to in paragraph (a).

WAI CLAIMS

Wai 377 (including Wai 474) Wai 735

Area of Interest

Structure and Accountability of Ngāti Tama Mandate Limited

The representative body is a Company

The decision making process is by majority vote of the directors (set out in the mandate strategy).

The directors are appointed through mandate of our constituent hapu / organisations.

The directors can be removed by the same process that mandated them.

The directors are:

Sheryl Connell, Eldon Potaka, John Chadwick, Chris Toa, Bill Simpson, Karewa Arthur

Structure and Accountability

Ngāti Tama Mandate Limited will report back to the constituent Hapū / Organisations through:

• Newsletters posted on website every two months

• Hui for all members every three months• Annual General Meetings

Negotiators

Ngāti Tama Mandate Ltd directors will appoint negotiators to negotiate with the Crown in order to present an initialled deed of settlement to the claimant community for ratification.

It is anticipated that some Ngāti Tama Mandate Ltd directors will be appointed as negotiators themselves

Mandate Strategy

Ngāti Tama Mandate Limited will be inclusive of all Ngāti Tama Wellington groups in relation to any claim presented for negotiation to reach the common goal of a Deed of Settlement for ratification.

Inclusive mandate sought

Next Steps

If a Crown recognised mandate is achieved: Negotiations will be entered into with the Crown Crown offer received Settlement negotiated Ngāti Tama Mandate Limited will present an initialled

Deed of Settlement to be ratified by the claimant community

New entity to be created to receive redress post settlement

Next Steps

Deed of Mandate

Following the results of this hui, Ngāti Tama Mandate Limited will submit a Deed of Mandate to the Crown to prove there is widespread support from members of the claimant group to carry out Treaty of Waitangi negotiations with the Crown. If the Deed of Mandate is recognised by Ministers, Ngāti Tama Mandate Limited will achieve a Crown recognised mandate.

Deed of Mandate

What will my vote for Ngati Tama Mandate Limited

mean Should Ngāti Tama Mandate Limited

achieve a Crown recognised mandate through this reconfirmation hui and should it negotiate an unconditional settlement with the Crown, Ngāti Tama Wellington members will choose which settlement addresses their Ngāti Tama historical claims in the Port Nicholson Block

What will my vote for Ngāti Tama Mandate Ltd do?

First Question

"Do you as a Ngati Tama person who comes within the definition of Taranaki Whanui ki te Upoko o te Ika (Port Nicholson Block Settlement) choose to have your historical claims settled by another Ngati Tama group with a Crown recognised mandate?"

Hui Resolution

This vote confirms the mandate of Ngati Tama Mandate Ltd to represent Ngati Tama (Wellington) in negotiations with the Crown for the comprehensive settlement of all historical Treaty claims of Ngati Tama Wellington

Ngāti Tama this is your time