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Te Poari o Ngātiwai rejects Significant Natural Areas on Māori Land

31/5/2021

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MEDIA STATEMENT
Monday, 31 May 2021
 
Te Poari o Ngātiwai (Ngātiwai Trust Board) opposes the implementation of Significant Natural Areas (‘SNA’) on whenua Māori. This comes as awareness of the issue and impact on Māori grows.
 
“We agree in principle with the intention of the policy to protect our indigenous biodiversity on general title lands, but Māori land should be exempt” affirms Aperahama Edwards, Chair of Te Poari o Ngātiwai.
 
SNAs sit within the Draft National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity (‘NPSIB’) which the Ministry of the Environment consulted on in March 2020. While the NPSIB has not been adopted at a national level, Northland Regional Council included SNAs in their Regional Policy Statement which requires local Councils to implement.  Wildlands Consultants was engaged by Council to complete a mapping project which mapped indigenous biodiversity across the Northland region.
 
“We have a concern that as hapū, iwi we were not advised by Council that they intended to contract Wildlands to implement this project across our tribal estates. Who designed the project and who owns the data collected? That’s our whenua data” says Hūhana Lyndon, new Te Raukura (CEO) mō Te Poari o Ngātiwai.
 
Despite the National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity not being finalised; Northland Regional Council has chosen to adopt SNAs into their Regional Policy Statement; councils in Northland are now required to implement SNAs.
 
Far North District Council is currently consulting with affected landowners with responses required by 11 June 2021.
 
Ngātiwai Trust Board has concerns for the northern sections of our rohe; with impacted whenua Māori landowners worried about the implications SNAs will have on their ability to utilise their lands in the future. 
 
“We do not support SNAs being applied to whenua Māori, as kaitiaki we are capable of protecting our indigenous biodiversity and affirm our rights guaranteed through He Whakaputanga me Te Tiriti o Waitangi. However, we have seen widespread clearing of lands in our rohe; general title lands should be the focus of this policy” states Hūhana Lyndon.
 
ENDS
 
Contacts:     

Barry Caldwell, Communications Advisor, Te Poari Ngātiwai
Phone:  021 728 291
 Email: barry.caldwell@ngātiwai.iwi.nz
 
Aperahama Edwards, Chairman, Te Poari Ngātiwai
Phone:  09 430 0939
E-mail:  aperahama.edwards@ngātiwai.iwi.nz
                       
Hūhana Lybndon, Raukura (CEO), Te Poari Ngātiwai
Phone:  021 0744 673
Email: raukural@ngātiwai.iwi.nz
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NGĀTIWAI CALL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MĀORI WARDS IN THE FAR NORTH

4/5/2021

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MEDIA STATEMENT
Tuesday, 4 May 2021

NGĀTIWAI CALL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MĀORI WARDS IN THE FAR NORTH

The Ngātiwai Trust Board will today speak at the extraordinary meeting of the Far North District Council, giving their support to the establishment of Māori Wards in the Far North District Council.

In 2020 the Far North District Council voted down the establishment of Māori Wards, however through the Amendment Bill to the Local Electoral Act of 1 March 2021 the Ngātiwai Trust Board are now able to again advocate to Council to vote yes to establish Māori Wards.

Ngātiwai Trust Board Chairman Aperahama Kerepeti-Edwards says “ Ngātiwai are a unique voice in this debate as our rohe crosses over both the Whangārei and Far North District Councils. “

“The Far North District Council stands alone as the only Council in Tai Tokerau who does not support Māori Wards, with the Whangārei District Council, the Kaipara District Council and Northland Regional Council already voting YES to establishing Māori Wards.”

“The Far North District Council now have an opportunity to do the right thing for hapū, iwi and the Māori community and vote in support of Māori Wards.”

“We know that Far North District Council has had some two years of workshops and hui to understand the opportunity of Māori Wards and how providing for Māori representation at the decision making table demonstrates a further commitment to honouring the articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.”

“We now urge the council to vote YES”

Ngātiwai Chairman Aperahama Kerepeti-Edwards will be speaking in support of Māori Wards at the Council meeting to be held today at 3pm at the Council office in Kaikohe and encourage others to also attend todays to show their support.

ENDS

Contacts: Aperahama Kerepeti-Edwards, Chairman, Ngātiwai Trust Board
Phone: 09 430 0939
E-mail: aperahama.edwards@ngātiwai.iwi.nz

Barry Caldwell, Communications Advisor, Ngātiwai Trust Board
Phone: 021 728 291
Email: barry.caldwell@ngātiwai.iwi.nz
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Pōwhiri Mō Te Raukura

4/5/2021

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Tēnā koutou katoa,

He karanga tēnei ki ngā uri o Te Ākau Roa o Ngātiwai me ngā Hapū tini, ngā Iwi tini o Te Tai Tokerau whānui kia tae kōtahi atu tātou ki runga o Mōkau Marae kia Pōwhiritia Te Rakura Hou o Te Poari o Ngātiwai.

The Ngātiwai Trust Board would like to extend an invitation to you all to the Pōwhiri for Huhana Lyndon who has been appointed to the role of Te Raukura - Chief Executive Officer.

Pōwhiri Details:
Date: 3 June 2021
Venue: Mōkau Marae, Whangaruru
- 9:30am Whakatau mō ngā uri o Ngātiwai
- 10:30am Pōwhiri mō Te Raukura/ CEO
- 12:30pm Hākari

RSVP: ngatiwai@ngatiwai.iwi.nz

E ngā whanaunga, nau piki mai, nau kake mai, haere mai!
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