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  • Raukawa

    ...the Raukawa rohe near Cambridge, Rangiaowhia, and Paterangi, that significant numbers of Raukawa fought as a tribe. The final battle of the Waikato war took place between 31 March and 2 April 1864, at Orakau, near Rangiaowhia. Approximately 250 to 300 Māori, a significant proportion of whom were Raukawa, defended Orakau pā against up to 1,800 Crown troops for three days until the defenders broke out of the pa on 2 April. Some, such as the Raukawa chief Te Paerata were lulled, while others esc...

  • Ngāi Tūhoe

    ...approximately 9,300 registered members. General background In 2007 the Crown recognised the mandate of Te Kotahi ā Tūhoe to represent Tūhoe in negotiating a comprehensive historical Treaty settlement. The Crown signed Terms of Negotiation with Te Kotahi ā Tūhoe on 31 July 2008. On 2 July 2011, the Crown and Tūhoe signed a high level relationship statement (Nā Kōrero Ranatira ā Tūhoe me Te Karauna) at Ruatāhuna. On 22 March 2013, Tūhoe and the Crown initi...

  • Landbanking

    Māori Protection Mechanism The Māori Protection Mechanism is a process that requires the Crown to consult with Māori before selling surplus Crown land. Māori are invited to express an interest in having the land set aside for potential inclusion in a future Treaty of Waitangi settlement. If the Crown agrees to retain ownership, Land Information New Zealand will purchase the property and hold it in the Treaty Settlements Landbank. For more information on the process see the link below or cont...

  • Ngāti Tūwharetoa

    ...social, political and economic structures of Ngāti Tūwharetoa life. A number of Ngāti Tūwharetoa people lost their lives in these battles. In the 1860s, the Crown introduced a series of native land laws which provided for the individualisation of Māori land holdings which had previously been held in tribal tenure. This induced profound change to systems of Māori customary land tenure, and contributed to the alienation of Ngāti Tūwharetoa whenua by undermining tribal control over their l...