1(a).   Statutory Acknowledgements

These register the special association Ngati Tama has with an area and will be included in the settlement legislation. They are recognised under the Resource Management Act 1991 and the Historic Places Act 1993.

The acknowledegments also require that consent authorities provide Ngati Tama with summaries of all resource consent applications that may affect the areas named in the acknowledgements.

There are to be twelve such acknowledgements;

Part of the Mimi-Pukearuhe Coast Marginal Strip, part of Mt Messenger Conservation Area, Moki Conservation Area, the Pou Tehia Historic Reserve, Tongaporutu Conservation Area, Mohakatino Swamp Conservation Area, Mohakatino River (no 1) Marginal Strip, Mohakatino Coastal Marginal Strip, the Mohakatino River (no 2) Marginal Strip, the Coastal Marine Area adjoining the Ngati Tama area of interest, the Mohakatino River, and the Tongaporutu River.

1(b).   Deeds of Recognition

Deeds of Recognition oblige the Crown to consult Ngati Tama and have regard for its views regarding Ngati Tama's special association with a site and specifies the nature of Ngati Tama's input into management of those areas by the Department of Conservation and the Commissioner of Crown Lands. There will be eight Deeds of Recognition covering:

Part of the Mimi-Pukearuhe Coast Marginal Strip, part of Mt Messenger Conservation Area, Moki Conservation Area, the Pou Tehia Historic Reserve, Tongaporutu Conservation Area, Mohakatino Swamp Conservation Area, the Mohakatino River, and the Tongaporutu River.

1(c).   Protocols with Government Departments and Third Parties

The Deed of Settlement provides for the establishment of protocols to develop good working relationships between Ngati Tama and the Ministry of Fisheries, the Ministry of Economic Development, the Department of Conservation and the Ministry of Culture and Heritage on cultural matters of importance to Ngati Tama. A protocol will also be established between Ngati Tama and Land Information New Zealand regarding the process for the disposal of paper roads.

The Crown has also agreed to encourage the development of memoranda of understanding between Ngati Tama and the Taranaki Regional Council, the New Plymouth District Council, the Taranaki/Wanganui Conservation Board, Taranaki Fish and Game Council, Landcare Research and the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research.

The Ministry for the Environment will also have a role in monitoring local government and the application of the Resource Management Act in Ngati Tama's area of interest.

1(d)   Place Names

In future, the New Zealand Geographic Board will notify Ngati Tama of any naming proposals in their area of interest.

1(e).   Sites Transferred to Ngati Tama

Five areas of Crown-owned land of special significance to Ngati Tama will be returned to the iwi. A variety of arrangements are being entered into to ensure ongoing protection of values associated with these areas.

These sites are:

• The Pukearuhe site (4.3 hectares)
• Part of the Tongaporutu Conservation Area (6 ha)
• The Uruti Conservation Area (252.9 hectares)
• The Mt Messenger Scenic Reserve and part of the Mt Messenger Conservation Area (295 hectares)
• Part of the Whitecliffs Conservation Area (1308 hectares). This land was originally confiscated from Ngati Tama under the New Zealand Settlements Act of 1863.

The total area covered by these transfers is more than 1870 hectares. With the exception of the Pukearuhe site near Ngati Tama's main marae and the Tongaporutu site, the transfers are subject to the preservation of conservation values and public access.

1(f)   Joint Advisory Committee

Ngati Tama will have three of six members on a Joint Advisory Committee that will provide advice to the Minister of Conservation about the preservation of conservation values and the annual work programme for that part of the Whitecliffs Conservation Area remaining in Crown ownership. It will also approve conservation management plans for any marine reserve in the waters adjoining Ngati Tama's area of interest.

The Joint Advisory Committee will also provide advice to Ngati Tama on conservation matters affecting the Whitecliffs, Uruti and Mt Messengers sites transferred to Ngati Tama.

Two of the other three members of the Joint Advisory Committee will come from the Department of Conservation and the third will be a nominee of Taranaki/Wanganui Conservation Board.

1(g)   Administering the Umukaha Point Recreation Reserve

The Crown has also offered Ngati Tama the opportunity to administer - with technical assistance provided by the Department of Conservation - the Umukaha Point Recreation Reserve.