Heads of Agreement between the Crown and Pouakani

Deed of Settlement

The Deed of Settlement between the Crown and the Pouakani People contains

  • An apology from the Crown for breaches of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi
  • A Statement of Joint Aspirations between the Crown and Pouakani relating to the management of Titiraupenga Mountain. Half of the mountain is owned by Trusts affiliated with Pouakani and the other half by the Crown and it is administered by the Department of Conservation.
  • A Statutory Acknowledgment relating to the Crown owned half of Titiraupenga.
  • A Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Conservation and Pouakani outlining how the two will interact on specified matters of significance to Pouakani.
  • $2.65 million in compensation
  • Tahae Farm, a Landcorp property of approximately 1920 hectares, in compensation for the boundary decision.
  • The right to purchase, if they desire, an area of up to 1500 hectares of Pureora Central Forest, a Crown owned exotic forest.