5/25/2023 0 Comments Ngati tuwharetoa hapuThe Crown had recognised He Whakaputanga as a proclamation by the rangatira of their sovereignty over this country.Ngāpuhi did not cede their sovereignty.In relation to the former, a summary report (entitled ‘Ngāpuhi Speaks’) of evidence presented to the Waitangi Tribunal conclusively demonstrates that: In terms of mana motuhake He Whakaputanga, creating a Māori state and government in 1835 and/or Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and those who did not sign anything, thus maintaining mana motuhake. This is the truth you have been waiting a long time to hear. Your tupuna did not give away their mana at Waitangi, at Waimate, at Mangungu. Tribunal manager Julie Tangaere said at the report's release to the Ngāpuhi claimants: ![]() Although the Crown intended to negotiate the transfer of sovereignty through the Treaty, the chiefs' understanding of the agreement was they were only ceding the power for the Crown to control Pākehā and protect Māori. The first stage of the report was released in November 2014, and found that hapu chiefs in Northland never agreed to give up their sovereignty when they signed the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. This aspect of the inquiry raises issues as to the nature of sovereignty and whether the Māori signatories to the Treaty of Waitangi intended to transfer sovereignty. The Waitangi Tribunal, in Te Paparahi o te Raki inquiry (Wai 1040) is in the process of considering the Māori and Crown understandings of He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga / The Declaration of Independence 1835 and Te Tiriti o Waitangi / the Treaty of Waitangi 1840. While stage two of the inquiry, which began in March 2013, has involved weeks of hearings inquiring into the around 420 Treaty claims brought by hapu from Ngāpuhi, Ngati Wai, Ngati Hine, Patuharakeke, Ngati Rehua, Ngati Whatua and Ngati Manuhiri. Stage one of the inquiry, which began in May 2010 and concluded with closing submissions in February 2011, resulted in a report in 2014 which found Ngāpuhi never ceded their sovereignty when they signed the Treaty of Waitangi. Te Paparahi o Te Raki (Wai 1040) is a significant claim brought before New Zealand's Waitangi Tribunal by the hapu of Ngāpuhi. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ( December 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please review the use of non-free content according to policy and guidelines and correct any violations. This article may contain excessive or improper use of non-free material.
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