Chair of the Māori Affairs Committee

For immediate release – 26 May 2016

Te Pire mō Te Awa Tupua (Te Whakataunga i ngā Kerēme mō Te Awa o Whanganui) o te tau 2016

E tuwhera ana Te Pire mō Te Awa Tupua (Te Whakataunga i ngā Kerēme mō Te Awa o Whanganui) mō ngā tāpaetanga, ā, e pīrangi ana Te Komiti Take Māori o Te Pāremata, kia rongo i ō whakaaro mō te pire.

Whakamana ai te pire nei i Te Whakaaetanga Whakataunga mō Te Awa o Whanganui i hainatia i te 5 o Hereturikōka tau 2014, tērā e whakatau ai i ngā kerēme hītori o Te Iwi Whanganui, ērā e hāngai ana ki Te Awa o Whanganui. Pā ai ngā kerēme ki ngā māharahara mō te rapunga tohutohu i te taha o Te Iwi mō te whanaketanga o te awa, ā, me ngā pānga o ēnei whakataunga ki runga i te awa me ōna taiao.

Whakapūmau ai te pire mō Te Awa o Whanganui, ko tērā Te Awa Tupua, ā, he mea mouri e ora katoa ana, mai i ngā kāhui maunga puta atu ki te moana, tae atu ki ōna āhuatanga tinana katoa. I roto i te wairuatanga o Te Tiriti o Waitangi, kia kotahi te māngai karauna, ā, kia kotahi te māngai Iwi mō te tūranga Te Pou Tupua, arā, te kaitiaki o Te Awa Tupua.

Tonoa ātuihono mai ki: http://bit.ly/1sXZ3LI mua mai o te ekenga ki waenganui pō hei Te Wenerei, 6 o Hōngongoi tau 2016.

Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Bill 2016

The Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Bill is open for submissions, and Parliament’s Māori Affairs Committee want to hear your thoughts on the bill.

This bill gives effect to the Whanganui River Deed of Settlement signed on 5 August 2014, which settles the historical claims of Whanganui Iwi as they relate to the Whanganui River. The claims relate to concerns about consultation with Iwi regarding the development of the river, and the effects of these decisions on the river and its environment.

The bill establishes the Whanganui River as Te Awa Tupua, an indivisible and living whole, from the mountains to the sea, incorporating all its physical and metaphysical features. In the spirit of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, one crown representative and one Iwi representative will form the role of Te Pou Tupua, the guardian of Te Awa Tupua.

Submit online at: http://bit.ly/1sXZ3LI before midnight Wednesday 6 July 2016.

See how to make a submission, visit: http://bit.ly/1VEeqVj

Te Reo version: http://bit.ly/1ZF6HmY

For further information on the bill: http://bit.ly/1TXKNbD ENDS

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