#Tuhoe hapu series

In an effort to coordinate and cooperate, these two claimant collectives came together and in November 2005 3 Te Kotahi a Tūhoe was formed as the mandated iwi authority to negotiate and settle Tūhoe raupatu claims with the Crown. Many of these historical injustices are described as some of the worst committed during the colonial era and furthermore, were compounded by more than a century of continued failures to rectify these injustices. Fifteen Te Urewera Inquiry hearings were convened between 20 and provided the evidence of the extent of the historical grievances against the Crown before the Waitangi Tribunal. 1 Some dissatisfaction from other members of Tūhoe brought together Ngā Rauru o Ngā Pōtiki as a collective to support other claims that fell outside of WAI 36. For a long time, this fell under the raupatu claim of WAI 36 that was led by the Tūhoe Waikaremoana Trust Board. The Treaty of Waitangi settlements process has been interesting for Tūhoe. The negotiation of the settlement’s quantum was the other bottom line that was included in the Te Kotahi a Tūhoe’s mandate. Te Kotahi a Tūhoe, as the mandated body established to manage the Tūhoe Treaty of Waitangi Settlement negotiations, were told fervently by Tūhoe not to bother with any settlement if these were not guaranteed. In negotiating the Tūhoe Treaty of Waitangi settlement Te Urewera and Mana Motuhake were ‘bottom line’ items. Te Urewera and Mana Motuhake continue to be an innate part of who we are as Tūhoe and provide the solid foundations from which Tūhoe were able to construct the whare hou. However, despite how we have been portrayed historically as rebellious or more recently as terrorists, the foundations of the whare hou (new house) have never changed. When people think of Tūhoe there are many descriptions that come to mind. And see Vincent O’Malley’s background to the Tūhoe settlement (2014) October Māori LR.) However, a snapshot of these historical events can be located on the whare hou’s website ( ). The historical injustices of the past that formed the basis of the Tūhoe Treaty of Waitangi Settlement are well documented and too extensive to discuss in this article. However, it is one where many dreams and aspirations for Tūhoe will be realised and the prospect of a new and different future is enabled. The Tūhoe Treaty of Waitangi Settlement is another stanza to Tūhoe history that will be added to this cumulative tale. It is a cumulative tale that involves the relationships Tūhoe have had and continue to have with our own hapū, with other iwi and with the Crown. The construction of Te Wharehou o Tūhoe has involved, directly and indirectly, countless people. Despite the tale continually referring to Jack as building the house, the substance of this tale shows that Jack didn’t build the house by himself. Cumulative tales like the classic ‘This is the house that Jack built’ with its multiple stanzas highlights the different relationships that Jack had in order for him to build his house. Like the construction of any house, many people are often involved in different aspects of that house. The building of Te Wharehou o Tūhoe under the name Te Uru Taumatua, as our Post Settlement Governance Entity (PSGE) is not just the figurative structure of a political governance entity but also the literal building of Te Kura Whare in Tāneatua to house the PSGE, and more importantly to house our kōrero (histories), our people and provide a shelter for Tūhoe future aspirations. The following is an adaptation of the address I gave as part of this.

#Tuhoe hapu series

Last year I was invited to partake in the Constitutional Review series aired on Radio New Zealand and talk about the Tūhoe Treaty of Waitangi Settlement and more specifically the creation of Te Wharehou o Tūhoe (a new house for Tūhoe) (‘Debating the Constitution 3: Māori Aspirations’ from Constitutional Review, 28 April 2013. Professor Rawinia Higgins describes the building of new governance arrangements for Tūhoe along with the journey that saw the construction of a new house for Tūhoe.