Lodging the Wai 9 claim 

 

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In 1986, Joseph Parata Hawke and 12 others lodged a claim with the Waitangi Tribunal. The content of the claim was:

  • Ngati Whatua were wrongly deprived the 700 acres Orakei Block
  • The Orakei Block ought to have been reserved in tribal ownership and control
  • The title to the Orakei Marae should be vested to Ngati Whatua o Orakei

The claim itself was couched in concessionary terms.

No claim was made in respect of any land currently used for roads or homes so as to upset private interests.

The claim was limited to the Orakei parks and other lands in Crown or ‘public’ ownership.

The parks however are extensive and of considerable value to the city.