12. Question No. 12—Treaty of Waitangi NegotiationsTĀMATI COFFEY (Labour) to the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi NegotiationsQuestion No. 12—Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations12. TĀMATI COFFEY (Labour) to the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations: What recent events has he attended for Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-a-Rua?Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations): On Saturday I delivered the Crown apology to Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nuia-Rua—which I'll further refer to as Ngāti Kahungunu from here on in—for the Crown's historic breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Masterton. The Crown apology acknowledges the acts and emissions which breached the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its treatment of Ngāti Kahungunu. This includes the forced cession of tens of thousands of acres of land at Maungaroa in 1845 as well as the failure to act in good faith during rapid and extensive land purchases throughout the 1850s and in later public works takings. It was a momentous day for Ngāti Kahungunu on Saturday and their settlement journey which has not been without its challenges. It marked the first of many steps in a renewed partnership between Ngāti Kahungunu and the Crown.Tāmati Coffey: What else did the Crown apology include?Hon ANDREW LITTLE: The deed of settlement contains acknowledgments that historical Crown actions or omissions caused prejudice to Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-a-Rua or breached the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles. The apology to Ngāti Kahungunu acknowledged that the Crown did not honour its obligations to respect te tino rangatiratanga o Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-a-Rua through repeated breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles and for the damage caused to Ngāti Kahungunu. The apology recognises the loss of land at the hands of the Crown; Crown threats to end Pākehā settlement in Wairarapa and Tāmaki Nui-a-Rua thus depriving Māori land owners of income from leases; the failure to protect Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-a-Rua from becoming virtually landless; not upholding the spirit of the Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-a-Rua tuku rangatira of Wairarapa Moana in 1896; and the failure to actively protect te reo Māori.Tāmati Coffey: What cultural redress was included in the settlement?Hon ANDREW LITTLE: Cultural redress is intended to recognise the cultural historical and traditional associations of Ngāti Kahungunu within their area of interest. Twenty-seven sites were vested back to Ngāti Kahungunu including the Castle Point Scenic Reserve which Ngāti Kahungunu has gifted back to the Crown. It also included 30 geographic place name changes and an agreed summary of the historical account of the relationship between the Crown and Ngāti Kahungunu.Tāmati Coffey: What financial and commercial redress was included in the settlement?Hon ANDREW LITTLE: This redress recognises the losses suffered by Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-a-Rua arising from breaches by the Crown of its Treaty obligations. The financial and commercial redress is aimed at providing Ngāti Kahungunu with resources to assist them to redevelop their economic and social wellbeing. Ngāti Kahungunu receive the right to purchase two properties including 70 percent of the Ngāumu Forest Crown Forest licensed land two Landcorp Farming Ltd farms—Wairio and Rangedale—and 28 specific commercial sites from the Treaty Settlements Landbank and the Ministry of Education for up to two years after settlement date. The total value of financial and commercial redress is $115 million.