Ngā hapū o Ngāpuhi

Ngā hapū o Ngāpuhi are currently at the pre-negotiation or mandating stage of Treaty settlement negotiations. You can learn more about the mandating process for Ngāpuhi at the link to the Ngāpuhi Mandate Toolkit below. 

We'll update this page as Treaty negotiations with ngā hapū o Ngāpuhi progress. Please email Te Tari Whakatau for further information or if you have any questions.

ngapuhifeedback@tearawhiti.govt.nz

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Recent updates
Mandating progress
Crown negotiators 
Further information 
Previous Ngāpuhi updates

Recent updates

Ngāpuhi Mandate Toolkit 

Mandating is the process where the claimant group choose who has the authority to negotiate with the Crown on their behalf for Treaty settlement negotiations. There are multiple stages in the mandating process.

The Ngāpuhi Mandate Toolkit provides comprehensive information on each mandate stage within the Ngāpuhi context.

Ngāpuhi Mandate Toolkit

Tupu Tonu – Ngāpuhi Investment Fund Limited

The Ngāpuhi Investment Fund Limited was launched in 2021. It is trading as Tupu Tonu with the purpose of growing assets across the Ngāpuhi rohe for redress as part of future settlements.

Tupu Tonu – Ngāpuhi Investment Fund Limited

Mandating progress

Recent updates

Te Whakaaetanga Deed of Mandate submissions process has closed

On 19 September 2024, we received a draft Deed of Mandate from Te Whakaaetanga Trust. We ran a public submission process on the Deed from 21 September to 27 October 2024 and submissions are being reviewed. 

Te Whakaaetanga

Whangaroa Papa Hapū confirmed as hapū grouping

On 24 September 2024, the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations confirmed Whangaroa Papa Hapū as a hapū grouping.

Whangaroa Papa Hapū

Hapū grouping proposal

In the Ngāpuhi context, mandating begins with a hapū grouping proposal. This is a proposal made to the Crown by a group of hapū who have come together for the purposes of Treaty settlement negotiations. It outlines the intent to seek a mandate. 

The hapū grouping proposal is a new step for Ngāpuhi and intends to recognise the importance of hapū autonomy. It was introduced after the Crown withdrew its recognition of the Tuhoronuku Independent Mandate Auhority’s mandate in 2019. Previously, Ngāpuhi were recognised as one large natural grouping for Treaty settlement negotiations.

The hapū grouping approach provides for multiple groupings across Ngāpuhi. It was developed following findings by the Waitangi Tribunal's Ngāpuhi Mandate Inquiry that the Crown should apply its large natural group policy flexibly for Ngāpuhi. 

After a hapū grouping proposal is submitted to Te Tari Whakatau, it must be confirmed by the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations. The hapū grouping can then develop a mandate strategy.

We are expecting there to be around six to eight hapū groupings throughout Ngāpuhi. Each mandated hapū grouping will participate in negotiations at two levels:

1. One collective commercial and financial settlement negotiation, together with any other shared matters.
2. Regional specific negotiations with each mandated grouping for cultural and historical redress relating to their local lands and historical experience.

You can read more about the hapū grouping proposal in the Ngāpuhi Mandate Toolkit.

Ngāpuhi Mandate Toolkit

Hapū groupings

This table shows where hapū groupings are on their mandating journey.

Crown negotiators

Te Tari Whakatau is responsible for co-ordinating and negotiating Treaty settlements.

Chief Crown Negotiator

The Chief Crown Negotiators are appointed by the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations to lead negotiations with the support of Te Tari Whakatau and other Crown agencies. The Chief Crown Negotiator for ngā hapū o Ngāpuhi is Mr Brian Dickey.

Mr Brian Dickey

Mr Brian Dickey is one of New Zealand’s most respected litigators. He was previously the Crown Solicitor in Auckland, overseeing the prosecution of serious crime in the region, and personally leading those prosecutions of national or regional significance or interest. 

He has 30 years’ experience in major litigation, commercial, civil, and criminal in nature and has a particular speciality in commercial regulatory litigation. 

The Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations has appointed Mr Brian Dickey as Chief Crown Negotiator for Treaty of Waitangi claims for Ngāpuhi and Hauraki claimant groups. He also advises other iwi on commercial and land-related matters.

Further information

Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act applications for the recognition of customary interests

Te Tari Whakatau is responsible for the implementation of the Takutai Moana legislation. They include the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 and Ngā Rohe Moana o Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Porou Act 2019.

Te Kāhui Takutai Moana (Marine and Coastal Area)

Supporting documents

Documents specific to web pages in the ngā hapū o Ngāpuhi section can be found on those pages.

Pre-2019 Ngāpuhi mandating history

The resources below provide information on pre-2019 Ngāpuhi mandating history, and context on the current approach. 

Maranga Mai Final Report 2016 [PDF, 2.5 MB]

Waitangi Tribunal Ngāpuhi Mandate Inquiry Report 2015 [PDF, 1.4 MB]

Previous Ngāpuhi updates

Previous updates specific to web pages in the ngā hapū o Ngāpuhi section can be found on those pages.