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General Background Te Uri o Hau is a Northland hapu grouping of Ngati Whatua whose area of interest is located in the Northern Kaipara region (see attached map)). Te Uri o Hau descend from Haumoewaarangi through Hakiputatomuri, who is Te Uri o Hau's founding ancestor. Te Uri o Hau has approximately 6000 members and ancestral marae at Otamatea, Waikaretu, Oruawharo, and Arapaoa. Te Uri o Hau also have ten whanau marae within the region. An account of the historical background agreed between the Crown and Te Uri o Hau is included in the Deed of Settlement. A summary of this is included in the attached material. Te Uri o Hau's historical claims relate in general terms to breaches by the Crown of its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi in relation to land purchases prior to 1840, Crown land purchases, the operation and impact of the Native land laws, and land administration structures and practices in the 20th century. Negotiations on a settlement package with Te Uri o Hau began in August 1999 and a Heads of Agreement recording agreement on the main components of a settlement was signed on 20 November 1999. A Deed of Settlement - the formal Crown offer to Te Uri o Hau to settle historical claims under the Treaty of Waitangi - was then developed by the Crown and Te Uri o Hau negotiators. The Deed was initialled on 12 September 2000 and was subsequently ratified by the members of Te Uri o Hau through a postal ballot. The Deed signed today is now subject only to the formal approval of Parliament. Te Uri o Hau was represented in negotiations by its mandated negotiators Sir Graham Latimer, Morehu Kena, Jimmy Connelly, Harry Pomare, Russell Kemp, Rawson Wright and Tapihana Shelford (Minister). The negotiators built on the substantial groundwork undertaken by claim managers and Dr David V Williams. The Office of Treaty Settlements headed by Ross Philipson, with the support of Treasury, Ministry of Fisheries and the Department of Conservation, represented the Crown in day to day negotiations. The Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Hon Margaret Wilson represented the Crown in high level negotiations with Te Uri o Hau.   PREVIOUS | CONTENTS | NEXT

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