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July 2011 No.28
To Register
Registration Form (PDF)
Public Notice
A Special Resolution of Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara (including a postal ballot) has been passed by postal ballot ratifying the Deed of Settlement, and to allow the trustees of Ngā Maunga Whakahii o Kaipara Development Trust and Ngā Maunga Whakahii o Kaipara Tari Pupuritaonga Trust to enter into the Deed. See full Notice (PDF).
Ka nui te mihi atu ki a koutou o Kaipara, tēnā koutou katoa.
To Ratify the Settlement
Finally negotiations between Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara and the Crown have come to an end and a draft deed of settlement is available for your perusal on our website www.kaiparamoana.com and the Office of Treaty Settlements website www.ots.govt.nz. All registered members 18 years of age and over will be sent a ratification information booklet and voting pack shortly. A postal ballot will take place from 15 July to 27 August. A series of hui is being organised within that timeframe to give whānau an opportunity to understand the proposed settlement and the voting process. Voting will take place by postal ballot and there will be a sealed ballot box at each hui for you to cast your vote in confidence if you wish. Otherwise postal ballots must be postmarked on or before Friday 26 August and received by the Returning Officer no later than Wednesday 31 August. You will be asked to accept or reject the settlement: Yes or No.
Date/Time Location Venue
Wednesday, 20 July 2011 at 6pm Whangarei Thirty3 Event and Conference Centre, 33 Porowini Avenue, Whangarei
Saturday, 23 July 2011 at 10am Reweti Marae, 1285 State Highway 16, via Waimauku
Wednesday, 27 July 2011 at 6pm Orakei Marae, 59b Kitemoana Street, Orakei, Auckland Central
Saturday, 30 July 2011 at 10am Kākānui Marae (in the Awhina Centre), 2263 Kaipara Coast Highway, Kākānui, South Kaipara
Wednesday, 3 August 2011 at 6pm Pukekohe North School Hall, 19 Beatty Road, Pukekohe
Friday, 5 August 2011 at 6pm Te Puni Kōkiri, Te Puni Kōkiri House, 143 Lambton Quay, Central Wellington
Saturday, 6 August 2011 at 10am Taringaroa Hall (beside Raukawa Marae), 88 Mill Road, Ōtaki
Wednesday, 10 August 2011 at 6pm Kura Kaupapa, Finlayson Park School, 85 John Walker Drive, Manurewa
Saturday, 13 August 2011 at 10am Puatahi Marae, 3539 Kaipara Coast Highway, RD 4, Warkworth, South Kaipara
Sunday, 21 August 2011 at 10am Haranui Marae, 64 Haranui Road, Parkhurst, via Helensville
Saturday, 27 August 2011 at 10am (Special General Meeting) Te Aroha Pa Marae (Araparera Marae), 2558 Kaipara Coast Highway, Araparera, South Kaipara
Redress in brief
The draft Deed of Settlement details the redress that was outlined in the Agreement in Principle, and new redress that has been negotiated over the last 18 months. The key components of the redress are:
- Historical Account
- Crown Acknowledgements of Treaty breach
- Apology to Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara
- Quantum of $22.1m plus interest from AIP and accumulated rentals
- Commercial redress incl. Woodhill Forest
- Cultural redress incl. Atuanui
- Ten Acre Block redress properties
- Joint vesting of Parakai Recreation Reserve
- Other forms of redress incl. Te Kawenata
To Register & Vote
If you have not registered, you can do so at any time during the voting period by contacting the Returning Officer on 0800 922 822 or 09 973 5212 to receive a Special Voting pack.
Advertisements will appear in the New Zealand Herald and local newspapers during the second week of July with hui dates. Postal ballot information and any change of date for hui will be posted on the website so check www.kaiparamoana.com.
If you have any queries at all, please get in touch with the Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara office in Te Awaroa, (Helensville) on 0800 NWKAIPARA. Once the voting period closes the results of the postal ballot will be advertised between 3-8 September.