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1News
17 hours ago
- Politics
- 1News
Bay of Islands hapū achieves Ngāpuhi-first Treaty milestone
A Bay of Islands trust representing four Ngāpuhi hapū groupings has achieved a major milestone in its Treaty of Waitangi negotiations. The Trust received its Crown Deed of Mandate recognition on July 16 - the first for a group of Ngāpuhi hapū. Te Whakaaetanga Trust chairperson Herb Rihari (Ngāti Torehina ki Matakā) said the milestone was of 'historical significance'. 'Te Whakaaetanga is looking forward to discussing and negotiating the full spectrum of their redress options,' Rihari said. Ngāpuhi — New Zealand's largest iwi with almost 185,000 people — has not yet achieved Treaty of Waitangi settlement. ADVERTISEMENT The hapū grouping's area of claim encompasses most of Pēwhairangi/the Bay of Islands. It includes the eastern Bay of Islands' Ipipiri Islands where wealthy American writer Zane Grey set up his gamefishing base at Urupukapuka Island's Otehei Bay in 1926 and described New Zealand as the 'Angler's El Dorado'. It also includes Motukōkako (Piercy Island) which features the internationally-famous Hole in the Rock boat trip tourist destination, and Cape Brett. Rihari said Te Whakaaetanga Trust's Crown Deed of Mandate had been recognised after 18 years' mahi. Te Whakaaetanga Trust's achievement comes 14 years after the Government's controversial 2011 Tūhorunuku Deed of Mandate, which was towards a single settlement for all of Ngāpuhi. That Deed was rescinded in 2019, after major rejection from within the iwi's 100-plus hapū. The July Deed of Mandate meant the Crown formally recognised the trust's mandate to negotiate a Treaty of Waitangi settlement on behalf of its affiliated hapū. ADVERTISEMENT The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including the atmospheric river arrives, Epstein's girlfriend pushes for appeal, and Jennifer Lopez's wardrobe malfunction. (Source: Breakfast) Rihari said it also opened the door to "negotiate redress that acknowledges the mamae (hurt) of the past and creates meaningful opportunities for our hapū and mokopuna". 'It provides a foundation for enduring redress, cultural and economic revitalisation and the restoration of hapū mana across our rohe,' Rihari said. Te Whakaaetanga Trust represents coastal hapū Ngāti Kuta, Ngāti Manu me ngā hapū rīriki - Te Uri o Raewera and Te Uri Karaka, Ngāti Torehina ki Matakā and Patukeha. The trust is made up of two people from each of the hapū it represents. Rihari said the hapū grouping's area of claim approximately encompassed an area bounded in the north by the Bay of Islands' Purerua Peninsula. Its boundary ran from the peninsula's tip, south-east across the waters of the Bay of Islands to Cape Brett and Rāwhiti. ADVERTISEMENT Te Whakaaetanga Trust chairperson Herb Rihari (Source: Local Democracy Reporting) Rihari said the boundary then travelled south-west to Karetu. From there, the claim's western boundary headed roughly north to Tāpeka Point and included Opua and Russell settlements. It continued northwards across Bay of Islands waters including Moturoa Island on the way to Te Puna Inlet. From there it continued to the northern side of Purerua Peninsula, the claim encompassing all of the landform to the east, including the maunga (mountain) Matakā at the peninsula's tip. Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith told Local Democracy Reporting Northland the Crown Deed of Mandate for Te Whakaaetanga was a positive achievement. "We're pleased to be making progress,' Goldsmith said. Northland Māori leader and Te Kotahitanga co-chair Pita Tipene said it was a major milestone for Ngāpuhi hapū working towards Treaty of Waitangi redress. ADVERTISEMENT It offered a model for Ngāpuhi tribes, such as those around Waimate, Taiamai, Kaikohe and Whangaroa who were collectivising towards the same goal. Tipene said it was important the Government approached any Ngāpuhi Treaty of Waitangi hapū redress on a hapū-based commercial and cultural basis. However, Minister Goldsmith poured cold water on that. 'The Government has indicated its preference for a single financial redress for Ngāpuhi, with a small group of cultural-based settlements sitting underneath,' Goldsmith said. 'Te Whakaaetanga is now mandated as one of the groups with which we will be discussing a cultural settlement,' Goldsmith said. Rihari said the next stage would be preparation for formal negotiations with the Crown and the trust was committed to ongoing kōrero with all who 'held an interest in our shared future'. Rihari said many hands, hearts and minds — past and present — had contributed to the kaupapa of achieving the deed of mandate milestone over many years. ADVERTISEMENT 'Ehara tēnei i te mahi māmā, engari he mahi nui mō ngā uri whakatupu. Mā tātou katoa tēnei e kawe, mā te rangimārie, mā te kotahitanga, mā te aroha hoki. 'This is not easy work, but it is important work for the generations to come. Together, through unity, peace and aroha, we carry it forward.' Local Democracy Reporting is local body journalism co-funded by RNZ and NZ On Air.
NZ Herald
2 days ago
- NZ Herald
Bay of Islands hapū achieve Ngāpuhi-first Treaty of Waitangi milestone
The hapū grouping's area of claim encompasses most of Pēwhairangi/the Bay of Islands. It includes the eastern Bay of Islands' Ipipiri Islands, where wealthy American writer Zane Grey set up his gamefishing base at Urupukapuka Island's Otehei Bay in 1926, going on to dub New Zealand the 'Angler's El Dorado'. It also includes Motukōkako (Piercy Island), which features the internationally famous Hole in the Rock boat trip tourist destination, and Cape Brett. Rihari said Te Whakaaetanga Trust's Crown Deed of Mandate had been recognised after 18 years' mahi. Te Whakaaetanga Trust chairman Herb Rihari. Te Whakaaetanga Trust's achievement comes 14 years after the Government's controversial 2011 Tuhoronuku Deed of Mandate, which was towards a single settlement for all of Ngāpuhi. That deed was rescinded in 2015, after major rejection from within the iwi's 100-plus hapū. The July Deed of Mandate meant the Crown formally recognised the trust's mandate to negotiate a Treaty of Waitangi settlement on behalf of its affiliated hapū. Rihari said it also opened the door to 'negotiate redress that acknowledges the maemae [hurt] of the past and creates meaningful opportunities for our hapū and mokopuna'. 'It provides a foundation for enduring redress, cultural and economic revitalisation and the restoration of hapū mana across our rohe,' Rihari said. Te Whakaaetanga Trust represents coastal hapū Ngāti Kuta, Ngāti Manu me ngā hapū rīriki – Te Uri o Raewera and Te Uri Karaka, Ngāti Torehina ki Matakā and Patukeha. The trust is made up of two people from each of the hapū it represents. Rihari said the hapū grouping's area of claim approximately encompassed an area bounded in the north by the Bay of Islands' Purerua Peninsula. Its boundary ran from the peninsula's tip, southeast across the waters of the Bay of Islands to Cape Brett and Rāwhiti. Rihari said the boundary then travelled southwest to Karetu. Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith (front, second from left) at a Te Kotahitanga meeting in the Bay of Islands. Photo / Susan Botting From there, the claim's western boundary headed roughly north to Tapeka Point and included the settlements of Ōpua and Russell. It continued northwards across Bay of Islands waters, including Moturoa Island, to Te Puna Inlet. From there it stretched to the northern side of Purerua Peninsula, the claim encompassing all of the landform to the east and including the maunga (mountain) Matakā at the peninsula's tip. Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith told Local Democracy Reporting Northland the Crown Deed of Mandate for Te Whakaaetanga was a positive achievement. 'We're pleased to be making progress,' Goldsmith said. Northland Māori leader and Te Kotahitanga co-chairman Pita Tipene said it was a major milestone for Ngāpuhu hapū working towards Treaty of Waitangi redress. It offered a model for Ngāpuhi tribes, such as those around Waimate, Taiamai, Kaikohe and Whangaroa, who were collectivising towards the same goal. Tipene said it was important the Government approached any Ngāpuhi Treaty of Waitangi hapū redress on a hapū-based commercial and cultural basis. However, Goldsmith poured cold water on that. 'The Government has indicated its preference for a single financial redress for Ngāpuhi, with a small group of cultural-based settlements sitting underneath,' Goldsmith said. 'Te Whakaaetanga is now mandated as one of the groups with which we will be discussing a cultural settlement.' Rihari said the next stage would be preparation for formal negotiations with the Crown and the trust was committed to ongoing kōrero with all who 'held an interest in our shared future'. Rihari said many hands, hearts and minds – past and present – had contributed to the kaupapa of achieving the deed of mandate milestone over many years. 'Ehara tēnei i te mahi māmā, engari he mahi nui mō ngā uri whakatupu. Mā tātou katoa tēnei e kawe, mā te rangimārie, mā te kotahintanga, mā te aroha hoki. 'This is not easy work, but it is important work for the generations to come. Together, through unity, peace and aroha, we carry it forward.' ■ LDR is local body journalism co-funded by RNZ and NZ On Air. ■ LDR is local body journalism co-funded by RNZ and NZ On Air.
RNZ News
2 days ago
- Politics
- RNZ News
Bay of Islands hapū achieve Ngāpuhi-first Treaty of Waitangi milestone
Te Whakaaetanga Trust chairperson Herb Rihari. Photo: LDR / Supplied A Bay of Islands trust representing four Ngāpuhi hapū groupings has achieved a major milestone in its Treaty of Waitangi negotiations. The Trust received its Crown Deed of Mandate recognition on 16 July - the first for a group of Ngāpuhi hapū. Te Whakaaetanga Trust chairperson Herb Rihari (Ngāti Torehina ki Matakā) said the milestone was of "historical significance". "Te Whakaaetanga is looking forward to discussing and negotiating the full spectrum of their redress options," Rihari said. Ngāpuhi - New Zealand's largest iwi with almost 185,000 people - has not yet achieved Treaty of Waitangi settlement. The hapū grouping's area of claim encompasses most of Pēwhairangi/the Bay of Islands. It includes the eastern Bay of Islands' Ipipiri Islands where wealthy American writer Zane Grey set up his gamefishing base at Urupukapuka Island's Otehei Bay in 1926 and described New Zealand as the "Angler's El Dorado". It also includes Motukokako (Piercy Island) which features the internationally-famous Hole in the Rock boat trip tourist destination, and Cape Brett. A new era is dawning for Treaty of Waitangi negotations over this Bay of Islands vista, after Ngāpuhi's first Crown Deed of Mandate recognition for a local hapū grouping. Te Whakaaetanga Trust's claim stretches from Purerua Peninsula (foreground)to Cape Brett and includes the Ipipiri Islands. Photo: LDR / Topshot Media Rihari said Te Whakaaetanga Trust's Crown Deed of Mandate had been recognised after 18 years' mahi. Te Whakaaetanga Trust's achievement comes 14 years after the government's controversial 2011 Tuhorunuku Deed of Mandate, which was towards a single settlement for all of Ngāpuhi. That Deed was rescinded in 2015, after major rejection from within the iwi's 100-plus hapū. The July Deed of Mandate meant the Crown formally recognised the trust's mandate to negotiate a Treaty of Waitangi settlement on behalf of its affiliated hapū. Rihari said it also opened the door to "negotiate redress that acknowledges the maemae (hurt) of the past and creates meaningful opportunities for our hapū and mokopuna". "It provides a foundation for enduring redress, cultural and economic revitalisation and the restoration of hapū mana across our rohe," Rihari said. [ Te Whakaaetanga] Trust represents coastal hapū Ngāti Kuta, Ngāti Manu me ngā hapū rīriki - Te Uri o Raewera and Te Uri Karaka, Ngāti Torehina ki Matakā and Patukeha. The trust is made up of two people from each of the hapū it represents. Rihari said the hapū grouping's area of claim approximately encompassed an area bounded in the north by the Bay of Islands' Purerua Peninsula. Its boundary ran from the peninsula's tip, south-east across the waters of the Bay of Islands to Cape Brett and Rāwhiti. Rihari said the boundary then travelled south-west to Karetu. From there, the claim's western boundary headed roughly north to Tapkea Point and included Opua and Russell settlements. It continued northwards across Bay of Islands waters including Moturoa Island on the way. to Te Puna Inlet. Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith (front, second left) at a Te Kotahitanga meeting in the Bay of Islands. Photo: LDR / Susan Botting From there it continued to the northern side of Purerua Peninsula, the claim encompassing all of the landform to the east, and including the maunga (mountain) Matakā at the peninsula's tip. Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith told Local Democracy Reporting Northland the Crown Deed of Mandate for Te Whakaaetanga was a positive achievement. "We're pleased to be making progress," Goldsmith said Northland Māori leader and Te Kotahitanga co-chair Pita Tipene said it was a major milestone for Ngāpuhu hapū working towards Treaty of Waitangi redress. It offered a model for Ngāpuhi tribes, such as those around Waimate, Taiamai, Kaikohe and Whangaroa who were collectivising towards the same goal. Tipene said it was important the government approached any Ngāpuhi Treaty of Waitangi hapū redress on a hapū-based commercial and cultural basis. However, Minister Goldsmith poured cold water on that. "The government has indicated its preference for a single financial redress for Ngāpuhi, with a small group of cultural-based settlements sitting underneath," Goldsmith said. "Te Whakaaetanga is now mandated as one of the groups with which we will be discussing a cultural settlement," Goldsmith said. Rihari said the next stage would be preparation for formal negotiations with the Crown and the trust was committed to ongoing kōrero with all who "held an interest in our shared future". Rihari said many hands, hearts and minds - past and present - had contributed to the kaupapa of achieving the deed of mandate milestone over many years. "Ehara tēnei i te mahi māmā, engari he mahi nui mō ngā uri whakatupu. Mā tātou katoa tēnei e kawe, mā te rangimārie, mā te kotahintanga, mā te aroha hoki. "This is not easy work, but it is important work for the generations to come. Together, through unity, peace and aroha, we carry it forward." LDR is local body journalism co-funded by RNZ and NZ On Air.
NZ Herald
4 days ago
- Sport
- NZ Herald
Northland's Lani Daniels set for world title clash with Claressa Shields
Daniels, 37, hasn't fought since September when she beat Nigerian Bolatito Oluwole in Hamilton to retain her IBF light heavyweight title. The fight with Shields will be the first time Daniels has fought outside of New Zealand. Of Ngāti Hine and Ngāpuhi descent, affiliated with Te Orewai hapū in Te Tai Tokerau, Daniels is known for giving back to her community through free boxing training for youth in Pipiwai and in Whangārei. A trained mental health nurse, she came to that profession and to boxing after personal struggles she suffered as a teen and in her early 20s following the death of her younger brother to leukaemia. 'Boxing saved my life,' Daniels has reportedly said. 'It gave me purpose, discipline, and a way to give back.' Under the guidance of coach Dion McNabney at Nabby's Boxing Gym, Daniels became a two-time New Zealand amateur champion. Lani Daniels is draped in a korowai outside Tau Henare Marae in Pipiwai. Photo / NZME She made her professional debut in 2017, defeating fellow Northlander Trish Vaka by unanimous decision. Two months later, she beat Vaka again to claim her first national title — the NZPBA Light Heavyweight title. After a brief retirement in 2022 due to burnout, Daniels returned stronger than ever, eventually capturing both the IBF World Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight titles. This year, she received top honours at the Northland Sports Awards. She currently trains in Auckland with John Conway. Physically, she and Shields are closely matched. Shields, 30, stands at 173cm, with a 173cm reach, while Daniels is 169cm, with a 171cm reach. Shields, known as the self-proclaimed GWOAT (Greatest Woman of All Time), is the only boxer — male or female — to become undisputed champion in three different divisions in the four-belt era. She has never been beaten in the ring. At a recent press conference in the leadup to the fight, Shields tried to rile Daniels by saying: 'I'mma lay your ass out, and then your coach will have to pick you up. I'm not playing around.' Daniels, however, remained unfazed, reportedly saying: 'Shields is the best. That's why I want to fight her. If you want to be the best, you've got to fight the best.' Her 'walk-out' (entry) to the ring will feature footage filmed at Tau Henare Marae, showcasing her cultural pride and the support of her community. 'I carry my people with me into that ring,' Daniels said. 'Win or lose, I'm going to show the world what it means to be Māori, to be from Northland, to be a fighter.' Had the fight been scheduled for earlier this year, Daniels might have been the first Māori boxer to be crowned an undisputed world champion. However, that honour went to Cherneka Johnson, who made history in April by defeating American Shurretta Metcalf at Madison Square Garden. Despite a height disadvantage, Johnson dominated the fight, landing 75 punches to Metcalf's 21 by round eight. The bout was stopped for Metcalf's safety, and Johnson raised her arms as the first New Zealand-born and Māori boxer to unify all four major titles in any weight class. Sarah Curtis is a news reporter for the Northern Advocate, focusing on a wide range of issues. She has nearly 20 years' experience in journalism, much of which she spent court reporting in Gisborne and on the East Coast. She is passionate about covering stories that make a difference.
Otago Daily Times
5 days ago
- Politics
- Otago Daily Times
Climate ruling victory for the planet, wake-up call for us
The International Court of Justice's landmark advisory opinion on states' climate obligations is a success for the environment and for communities worldwide, including here in Aotearoa New Zealand. The ICJ's opinion is clear. It confirms that states have a legal duty to prevent significant harm to the environment from activities under their jurisdiction. They are obligated to protect and preserve the marine environment from adverse climate change effects. They are obliged to respect and ensure the effective enjoyment of human rights by taking measures to protect the climate system and other parts of the environment for the sake of communities. It is such an important win for people and the planet. Predictably, the government's response will consist mostly of howls of outrage. Look at its recent dismissive response to the United Nations asking questions about the Regulatory Standards Bill. No-one is expecting a mature response from it. But in the face of escalating climate disasters, from vanishing coastlines to wild storms, such complaints from ministers will find little sympathy in New Zealand communities. Too many families are already suffering the consequences of a warming planet. For the government to deny its duty to act is not just irresponsible. It is immoral. There has been too much harm, too much damage and too little responsibility. What is most striking is who drove this legal battle — not the wealthy or powerful, but the young and the vulnerable. The push for an ICJ opinion was led by Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate Change, alongside youth climate justice groups across the globe. Of course it was. Who has more to lose from rising seas, extreme weather and the spiralling costs of inaction? It was Vanuatu, a nation with a GDP of just $1 billion that championed this cause for island states, not New Zealand, which shares the same existential threats but has far greater resources to advocate for solutions to them. This pattern of those with the least taking the boldest action is echoed at home. Here, students and Māori are leading the legal fight for climate accountability. Students for Climate Solutions awaits a Supreme Court ruling on whether the government must consider climate impacts when approving fossil fuel exploration. Meanwhile, Mike Smith (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu) has taken New Zealand's biggest polluters to court, arguing that climate change breaches his whānau's obligations as kaitiaki of their whenua, wai and moana. The ICJ opinion bolsters these arguments, affirming that environmental protection is a legal and moral imperative, even as the government digs in its heels. In a shockingly, but not unsurprising, dismissive three-page submission to the ICJ, the New Zealand government outright rejected the idea of a universal "right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment". This from a government whose entire economy, from agriculture, to fishing, to tourism, depends on that very right. We all rely on the protection of the environment because we all rely on the environment for health and food. It is pretty clear so far that we cannot rely on the government to keep New Zealanders' interests in a protected climate and environment to the front of their consideration. The recent report by the government's independent reference group set up by the Ministry for the Environment shows where the government is heading. While the report recognises the need for climate adaptation, its recommendation to withdraw government support for financial assistance and property buy-outs is a moral wrong. On the one hand the government refuses to accept we have a right to a clean environment and is actively supporting greenhouse gas-emitting industries, and at the same time considering withdrawing any future financial support to the families directly suffering the impacts from those emissions. Climate change is not an issue for one or other party any more. It is not a matter of political sides. It is a global catastrophe and a local tragedy driven, in my view, by greed. We know how important climate change effects are in our city; we have felt those impacts. In the next 18 months we have two crucial opportunities to make our right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment the most pressing priority locally, regionally and nationally. And therefore internationally. It is how we can play our part. If the most vulnerable can fight for their future, so can we. ■Metiria Stanton Turei is a senior law lecturer at the University of Otago and a former Green Party MP and co-leader.
