Mkai Ptea Waitangi Claims Trust presentation to: Hui-a-Rohe Webinar - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Mōkai Pātea Waitangi Claims Trust

presentation to:

Hui-a-Rohe Webinar

30 June, Webinar

Housekeeping

• Mihi / Welcome
• First Hui a Rohe done as a Webinar.
• You registered to attend. We keep an attendance register.
• More than one of you attending through the one registration? Please

use the Q&A button and list the names of whanau attending with you, their hapu/iwi if different to yours).

• No videoing, sharing through live feeds by any attendees.
• Mōkai Pātea Waitangi Claims Trust does not give permission for anyone

external to Mōkai Pātea Waitangi Claims Trust recording this hui or the use of screen shots for sharing.

• Breaching either of these last two points will see you removed from the

meeting and you may not be approved to participate in future meetings.

Hui process

• Format this evening Presentation by Panelists
• Followed by Q & A session
• Q & A button to type Questions about the presentation.
• These will be presented to the Panel at the end of the

presentation.

• Attendees are muted for sound quality purposes.
• Attendees can interact by typing questions using the Q & A
• The hui will close at 8pm at the latest.
• Panelists Utiku Potaka MPWCT Chair, Richard Steedman

Hapu Iwi Advisor, MPWCT Legal Counsel Leo Watson

Overview

• Update from previous hui (February 2020)
• Waitangi Tribunal hearings update
• Crown Closing Submissions – Landlocked land
• Claimant Closing Submissions
• Crown Closing Submissions
• Mandate update
• Communications Strategy
• Q&A Session - Questions using the Q&A button and the

Webinar Facilitator (Lavinia) will put the questions to the panel.

Waitangi Tribunal claims update

Hearing wk Venue/Date Our Focus

Week 3 Taihape (Oct 17) Ngāti Whitikaupeka Week 4 Winiata (Dec 17) Ngāi Te Ohuake/Ngāti Paki Week 5 Rātā (Mar 18) Ngāti Hauiti Week 6 Opaea/Kaiewe/Moawha ngo (Apr 18) Ngāti Tamakōpiri Week 7 Winiata (May 18) Southern claims Week 8 Rātā (17-21 Sept 18) Remaining iwi/hapu evidence Week 9 Waiouru 18-21 Mar 19 Crown evidence #1 Week 10 Waiouru 4-8 Nov 19 Crown evidence #2 Week 11 Moawhango 18-21 Nov 2019 Landlocked land Week 12 Omahu 17-20 Feb 2020 Gwavas/Kaweka

Hearings Update

1.

The effects of the Covid-19 lockdown -

• 2. Crown closing submissions on Landlocked land

1.

August 2020 – Wellington?

• 3. Claimant Closing Submissions

1.

November/ December 2020 –Winiata?

• 4. Crown Closing Submissions

1.

February 2021?

Direct Negotiations Update

• Pre-Mandate
• Mandating*

(*we are here now)

• Terms of Negotiations and agreeing Key Aspects/Quantum
• Agreement in Principle (AIP)
• Deed of Settlement (DOS)
• Post-Settlement Governance Entity (PSGE)
• Ratification by the Iwi
• Settlement Legislation
• Implementation and Distribution of Assets

Mandating timeline 1

• Draft mandate strategy – advertised Dec 2017
• Submissions 2018 and Engagement Hui
• Amended mandate strategy was approved by Runanga Feb 2019
• Mandate Hui held May 2019, including postal vote by registered

MPWCT members and those not registered but with verified whakapapa to Mōkai Pātea.

• Vote was successful: 80% in favour. Thank you to all those who

supported

• Further amendments to Draft Mandate based on feedback during

Mandate Hui and further consultation with Runanga including NHNPHT.

Mandating timeline 2

• Draft Deed of Mandate advertised 16th May 2020 and open for

submissions.

• Due to the effects of Covid-19 this three week process was extended

to four weeks to 5pm 15th June.

• The Crown then allowed a further 2 week extension for those who

specifically requested a time extension.

• We await the results to be advised by the Crown.
• Thanks to all those who supported us in this process.

Communication Strategy

• Communication with Claimants
• Communication with Registered Members of MPWCT
• Communication with Runanga and Runanga delegates
• Information Hui – Whanganui and Turangi
• Marae Engagement strategy
• Specific Engagement with Ngati Hinemanu on a Hapū basis
• Hui a-Hapū for Ngati Hinemanu held on 16 March 2019.
• Ongoing communication with Ngati Hinemanu ki Omahu.
• Engagement with NHNPHT
• Four facilitated hui in 2018 between MPWCT and NHNPHT.
• MPWCT agreed to allow Heritage Trust to present their view at all mandate hui – June 2019
• Heritage Trust challenged the voting processes for the Mandate. The Crown rejected those

allegations.

• MPWCT Zoom hui engagement with NHNPHT - 24th April 2020.
• NHNPHT have now advised they wish to withdraw their Wai Claims.

Q&A Session

• Questions using the Q & A button and the Webinar Facilitator

(Lavinia) will put the questions to the panel.