Te Arawa

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Te Arawa is a confederation of Iwi and Hapū (tribes and sub-tribes) of the Māori in the area of Rotorua and the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand with about 40,000 members.

The Tribes of the Confederation

The Te Arawa tribes trace their origins back to the arrival of their ancestors in the mythological canoe Arawa Waka . Among the Te Arawa include the Ngati Whakaue , Ngati Rangiteaorere , Ngati Pikiao , Ngati Makino , Ngati Rangitihi , Ngati Rangiwewehi , Tapuika , Waitaha , Ngati Ngararanui , Ngati Rongomai , Ngati Tahu , Ngati Whaoa , Ngati Tarawhai , Ngati Te Roro o Te Rangi , Ngati Kea Ngati Tuara, Ngati Tura-Ngati Te Ngakau , Ngati Uenukukopako and Tuhourangi Ngati Wahiao .

The Confederation chose to negotiate the historic disputes directly with the New Zealand government, rather than taking the Waitangi Tribunal . These negotiations resulted in the settlement of the claims. One of the resulting contracts was signed in December 2004 and concerns the 14 lakes Lake Rotoehu , Lake Rotoma , Lake Rotoiti , Lake Rotorua , Lake Okataina , Lake Okareka , Lake Rerewhakaaitu , Lake Tarawera , Lake Rotomahana , Lake Tikitapu , Lake Ngahewa , Lake Tutaeinanga , Lake Ngapouri and Lake Okaro . Another convention on the claims of a group of Iwi and Hapu from Te Arawa was signed on September 30, 2006. The government apologized to the Te Arawa for breaches of the Waitangi Treaty and provided compensation worth 36 million New Zealand dollars , including up to 500 km² of crownland forest and 19 areas of special importance, including the Whakarewarewa area . This made the Confederation one of the largest landowners in New Zealand's North Island .

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Many members of the Iwi , who settled on the lakes around Rotorua , were killed in the eruption of Mount Tarawera in 1886.

Personalities

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Te Arawa Lakes Deed of Settlement Summary 18 Dec 2004 . New Zealand Government , October 31, 2016, accessed May 18, 2019 .
  2. ^ Deed of Settlement . (PDF 789 kB) Between the Crown and Te Arawa for their lakes and annuity claims . New Zealand Government , archived from the original on October 17, 2008 ; accessed on May 18, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).
  3. ↑ Jon Stokes : $ 200m treaty deal makes tribe 'a force' . In: New Zealand Herald . NZME. Publishing , September 30, 2006, accessed May 18, 2019 .