PUPURI I TE WHENUA NEI

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• PUPURI I TE WHENUA NEI
• Harataunga 2B2
• (Hold onto this land, never sell this land)
• Harataunga Marae Trust, November 2006

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REASONS NOT TO SELL 1. Tuku Whenua

• Harataunga is gifted land
• gifted to Te Aitanga-a-Mate, Te Aowera, Te Whanau
  o Rakairoa
• gifted by Paora te Putu on behalf of Tamatepo,
  Tamatera, Ngati Whanaunga, Huarere, Marutuahu
• Harataunga is a tribute and acknowledgement of
  mutually beneficial strategic alliance

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REASONS NOT TO SELL 2. Whakapapa

• in accepting this gift, Ngati Porou agreed to
  honour and respect its intentions and aspirations
• the purpose of the gift was occupation
• nga hapu e toru was not given the right to sell
• the descendants of nga hapu e toru have a
  collective obligation to uphold this agreement
• Robert McLeod of the Hobson-Downs Trust is a
  descendant of nga hapu e toru

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REASONS NOT TO SELL 3. Illegal Sale

• the sale of Harataunga 2B2 was illegal
• 18 agreed to the sale
• 75 agreement was needed by law
• 49/66 owners were not told of the sale
• 49 owners were illegally dispossessed of their
  turangawaewae
• the dispossessed owners are whanau and whanaunga
  of nga hapu e toru, our own cousins and relations

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REASONS NOT TO SELL 4. Treaty Claim

• Harataunga 2B2 is part of a Treaty Claim
• the treaty claim seeks compensation for the
  illegal sale of Harataunga 2B2
• settlement of Treaty claim will provide an
  opportunity to reinstate the dispossed owners

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REASONS NOT TO SELL 5. Impact on mana whenua -
not one but three
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REASONS NOT TO SELL Impact on mana whenua 18
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REASONS NOT TO SELL Impact on mana whenua plus
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REASONS NOT TO SELL Impact on mana whenua plus
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REASONS NOT TO SELL 6. Pressure on resources

• 50 families - what will they need/take?
• increased pressure on resources
• twice the population noise, pollution, volume
• water, roads, waste-water, beach, rivers
• boats, jet skis, water skis, cars/bikes/motorbikes
  /quad bikes/helicopters?
• bridge, bush, vehicles/fires on the beach,
  playground at kura
• swelling of population at Christmas/holidays
• more cars on the hill/roads, speed
• assumption of boat access down estuary?
• safety of roads, moana, community?
• demand for shops, facilities, cafés, commercial
  activity
• globalised values/aspirations/identity
• development driven by majority group needs
• increased rates

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REASONS NOT TO SELL 7. Marginalisation of Maori
identity

• 50 families what will they contribute/bring?
• 250 newcomers/tauiwi/strangers
• concentrated around marae/ngakau of community
• monopoly on entrance to takutai moana
• will outnumber resident Maori community
• no understanding of Maori worldview
• would they be willing to assist/support te ao
  Maori objectives/aspirations?
• mana atua, mana whenua, mana tangata
• whakapapa
• takutai moana
• protection of the right to participate in society
  as Maori
• revitalisation of te reo Maori, tikanga, kaupapa
• socialisation/normalisation of Maori worldview
• whakamana te tuku whenua
• emphasis on materialism/personal property
  rights/individual gain instead of collectivity
  and kaitiakitanga
• widening of the gap between rich/poor, haves/have
  nots, relative wealth/poverty, mainstreamschool/ku
  ra, knowledge/matauranga, law/lore

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REASONS NOT TO SELL 8. Need to protect
indigenous culture

• International covenants, conventions, instruments
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
  International Covenant on Civil and Political
  Rights International Covenant on Economic,
  Social Cultural Rights United Nations
  Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
  Indigenous Children Youth Convention on the
  Rights of the Child Indigenous People the
  Environment International Covenant on Economic,
  Social Cultural Rights (1977)
• Protection of indigenous rights to
• enjoy their own culture and freely participate in
  the cultural life of their community
• freedom from the threat of survival as a distinct
  cultural group
• self-determination and freedom from determination
• protection and preservation of traditional lands,
  resources and sites which are the source of
  cultural heritage and identity
• enjoy physical and mental health
• International recognition that cultural identity
  is inseparable from traditional lands and
  protection of the environment is an utmost
  priority for indigenous people

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HARATAUNGA 2B2 WHY SUBDIVIDE? WHY SELL?

• Reasons not to sell
• tuku whenua
• whakapapa
• illegal sale
• treaty claim
• impact on mana whenua
• pressure on resources
• marginalisation of Maori identity
• need to protect indigenous culture

• Reasons to sell
• personal gain/greed?
• control/power?

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IMPACT OF MARGINALISATION NZ experience/Psycho-s
ocial literature

• inter-generational bitterness, tension,
  intolerance, unresolved grievance
• majority/minority group rivalry/tension/warfare
• disparity in housing/living conditions,
  wealth/opportunity, socio-economic standards
• increased crime, delinquency, unemployment,
  gambling, dependency, poverty, drug/alcohol/substa
  nce abuse
• increased morbidity/mortality more cancer,
  heart disease, diabetes, infectious/respiratory
  disease, teenage pregnancy, lower life expectancy
• known health effects - depression, drug and
  alcohol addiction, smoking, affective disorders,
  anger, violence, admission readmission to
  psychiatric institutions

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IMPACT OF MARGINALISATION Local perspectives

• widespread opposition (400 signatures)
• if we cant have it, they wont either
• may as well go down fighting
• take the lot or they will get it
• wait till theyre on their own
• bet they are here to take more land
• the only thing that will stop them is war
• crypsters vs bloodsters 4eva
• who cares, theyve taken it all

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ALTERNATIVES TO SUB-DIVISION/SALE1. Do not sell
Harataunga 2B2

• Benefits
• demonstration of leadership skills
• whakamana te tuku whenua
• opportunity to redress the grievance of
  dispossession
• mana tangata, mana Maori
• time to plan/project needs

• Disadvantages
• no income generated
• not in collective ownership

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ALTERNATIVES TO SUB-DIVISION/SALE 2. Wait
for settlement of Treaty Claim

• Benefits
• gives Ngati Porou the opportunity to buy the land
  back
• turangawaewae of 49 owners
• mana tangata, mana Maori
• whakamana te tuku whenua
• collective ownership
• time to plan/project needs
• eventual financial return

• Disadvantages
• claim may take up to 5 years to settle
• no immediate sale
• still working on Ngati Porou governance structure

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ALTERNATIVES TO SUB-DIVISION/SALE 3.
Lease/sell land/buildings to descendants only

• Benefits
• ownership of land is retained within iwi
• 49 owners have opportunity to occupy
• income generated
• whakamana te tuku whenua
• mana tangata, mana Maori
• income generated

• Disadvantages
• pressure on resources
• infra-structure issues need to be addressed

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ALTERNATIVES TO SUB-DIVISION/SALE 4. Lease
land/buildings to anyone

• Benefits
• ownership of land is retained within iwi
• 49 owners have opportunity to occupy
• income generated
• whakamana te tuku whenua
• mana tangata, mana Maori

• Disadvantages
• tauiwi coming into community
• pressure on resources
• infra-structure issues need to be addressed
• 49 owners may miss out

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BENEFITS OF TAUIWI SUB-DIVISION/SALE

• none for iwi
• personal/financial gain for Hobson-Downs

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POSSIBLE STRATEGIES FOR MEDIATING THE IMPACT OF
TAUIWI SUB-DIVISION/SALE

• Strategies
• reinstate turangawaewae through reserve
  contribution
• powhiri kanohi-kitea
• framework for monitoring cultural/environmental
  wellbeing
• financial contribution to community hotspots
  papatakaro, bridge, marae
• financial contribution to community safety
  footpaths

• Challenges
• integrity of turangawaewae, eg cannot be used for
  toilets/parking
• cost of powhiri (time, people, facilities)
• cost of monitoring framework
• cost of financial contributions

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Ma te wahine ka tupu ai te hanga nei, te
tangataMa te whenua ka whai oranga aiWhai hoki,
ki te tangohia to wahine e te tangata keKa ngau
te pouri ki roto I a koeNa, ki te tangohia te
whenua e te tangata keKa tupu to pouri anoKo
Nga putake enei o te whawhaiKoia I kiia aiHe
wahine, he oneone, I ngaro I te tangata (the
loss of our land will not be accepted lightly)