Vol I; National Archives Wellington Maori Affairs Series
Wai 45 - Muriwhenua Land Claim
A report commissioned by the Waitangi Tribunal- 'Muriwhenua Environmental Issues 1840 – 2022' by Dr Tanja Rother, 18 Aug 2023
Wai 45 - Muriwhenua Land Claim
Preliminary Research report on the Taharoa aspects of the [Waipoua-Maunganui] Claim
Te Roroa claim
Preliminary report Waipoua aspects of the Waipoua Maunganui Claim
Te Roroa claim
A Preliminary Research Report on Waimamaku Wahitapu, aspects of the claim
Te Roroa claim
The Te Roroa Report 1992
Te Roroa claim
The circumstances of this case … cry aloud for redress for the Natives. The … reserves are theirs and should be returned to them, no matter what cost to the Crown this may involve.
Judge Acheson, 1942
In November 1996, a claim concerning the Maunganui block, the Waipoua Forest, Lake Taharoa and surroundings, and the Waimamaku Valley was filed with the Waitangi Tribunal by various members of Te Roroa. This claim was registered as Wai 38.
The Tribunal constituted to hear the claim comprised Judge Andrew Spencer (presiding), Mary Boyd, Ngapere Hopa, John Kneebone, and Turirangi Te Kani. Sadly, Mr Te Kani died before the completion of the proceedings, and Sir Monita Delamere was subsequently appointed to the Tribunal. Nine hearings were held between June 1989 and May 1991, and the report was presented to the Minister of Māori Affairs and the claimants on 3 April 1992 at Te Waikaraka Marae in Kaihu.
The Tribunal found that the Crown had acted unfairly when it purchased land from Te Roroa and that it had failed to make proper provision for reserves for local Māori. The Tribunal also found that the Crown had allowed Te Roroa’s taonga to be violated and that it had denied Te Roroa the benefits of development enjoyed by other New Zealanders. The Tribunal recommended that all the land that should have been set aside from the Crown purchases of the Maunganui, Waipoua, Waimamaku, and Wairau lands be returned to Te Roroa.
