Agreement In Principle 2006
The Agreement is Principle is the result of four years of negotiation between the Ngati Whatua O Orakei Maori Trust Board and the Crown.
It represents the parties intention to settle the Wai 388 claim.
The Agreement in Principle comprises 70 paragraphs spread over 23 pages.
The first dozen paragraphs outline the negotiations to date and the nature and scope of the Crowns offer to settle the historical Claims.
The Crown also acknowledges that the Agreed Historical Account forms the basis of their offer.
The provisions for Cultural redress are addressed in paragraphs 13-35.
You will learn about fourteen famous Auckland landmarks that are being offered to Ngati Whatua as part of a cultural redress package.
The provisions for Financial and Commercial redress are addressed in paragraphs 36 - 51.
You will learn about seven classes of crown properties that carry a First Right of Refusal option for Ngati Whatua.
You will learn about a portfolio of properties that will be transferred to Ngati Whatua and then leased back to the Crown.
This document tells you in only 23 pages, everything you need to know about this Agreement in Principle.
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At the heart of the Agreement in Principle is the Agreed Historical Account worked out between the Board and the Crown.
The essence of the Agreed Account spans a mere four sections and twenty three pages.
Fourteen paragraphs set the stage that Ngati Whatua and the Crown shared in 1840.
The 3,500 acres that were drawn up in a formal deed of transfer on 20 October 1840 is depicted in the figure below.
Thirteen paragraphs and two maps outline the Land Transactions 1841-1842 conducted netween Ngati Whatua and Governor Hobson.
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Fourteen paragraphs and one map describe the 47,000 acres that were transacted under the Governor Fitzroy Pre-emption Waivers 1843 - 1845.
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A further fourteen paragraphs discuss the cancellation and investigation of waivers 1845-56 by Gorvernors Grey and Browne.
A further twenty six paragraphs (and one map) discuss Governor Grey and his successors 1845-1870's.
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A section of 15 paragraphs discusses the Harbours and Reclamations. Two maps illustrate these developments.
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On a single page the Crown lists their acknowledgements of various Treaty breaches by the Crown and their impact on Ngati Whatua.
The Agreed Account is a concise document that can be read quickly by the lay person.
It is also a full document with plenty to chew on if you want to follow up on primary sources and dig deeper.
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Crown Settlement Protocols
If you are interested in protocols by which the Agreement in principle will be implemented into a Deed of Settlement by relevant Crown Agencies, the following are available for download.
Department of Conservation Protocol
Ministry of Fisheries Protocol
Ministry for Art, Culture and Heritage Protocol