Crown Apology to Te Rarawa
_The Crown makes this apology to Te Rarawa, to the hapū, to the tūpuna and to their descendants. The Crown unreservedly apologises for not having honoured its obligations to Te Rarawa under Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi.
For too long the Crown has failed to deal with your grievances in an appropriate way. The burden of pursuing justice and redress for the Crown’s wrongs has been borne by generations of Te Rarawa. That work has consumed the people, been the focus of hapū and Iwi politics for generations and impeded your growth and development since the nineteenth century.
The Crown apologises for the hurt and ongoing grievance caused by its prolonged investigation of pre-Treaty land transactions and its taking of surplus lands. The Crown regrets this left Te Rarawa with considerable uncertainty for generations and alienated highly valued lands from the hapū.
The Crown apologises for its aggressive land purchasing programme which failed to deliver the expected outcomes for Te Rarawa. These actions deprived Te Rarawa of the benefits of their land and its resources, while the Crown often failed to utilise the land itself.
The Crown apologises for the inequality of access to development opportunities Te Rarawa has suffered and for impairing the ability of whānau, hapū and Iwi to make full use of their remaining lands.
The Crown apologises for its actions that affected those who sought to protect their land interests in the face of Crown actions. In particular, the Crown apologises for the wrong that was done to Maraea Te Awaroa Heke by surveying a road through whānau land at Ōwhata, and for the consequences which flowed from this. The Crown now seeks to restore the honour of Maraea Te Awaroa Heke and ease the burden of hurt her whānau have felt for generations.
The Crown apologises for the cumulative impact of its historical breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi which have marginalised you politically, socially and economically.
The Crown profoundly regrets its failure to respect Te Rarawa rangatiratanga, and that its actions over the generations to the present day have significantly eroded your landholdings and impacted on your social and traditional structures, your autonomy and ability to exercise your customary rights and responsibilities. The legacy of historical grievance has undermined your potential in ways that will never be fully understood.
Through this apology the Crown seeks to atone for these wrongs and relieve the burden of historical grievance so the process of healing can begin. The Crown looks forward to building a new relationship with Te Rarawa based on Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles.
For too long the Crown has failed to deal with your grievances in an appropriate way. The burden of pursuing justice and redress for the Crown’s wrongs has been borne by generations of Te Rarawa. That work has consumed the people, been the focus of hapū and Iwi politics for generations and impeded your growth and development since the nineteenth century.
The Crown apologises for the hurt and ongoing grievance caused by its prolonged investigation of pre-Treaty land transactions and its taking of surplus lands. The Crown regrets this left Te Rarawa with considerable uncertainty for generations and alienated highly valued lands from the hapū.
The Crown apologises for its aggressive land purchasing programme which failed to deliver the expected outcomes for Te Rarawa. These actions deprived Te Rarawa of the benefits of their land and its resources, while the Crown often failed to utilise the land itself.
The Crown apologises for the inequality of access to development opportunities Te Rarawa has suffered and for impairing the ability of whānau, hapū and Iwi to make full use of their remaining lands.
The Crown apologises for its actions that affected those who sought to protect their land interests in the face of Crown actions. In particular, the Crown apologises for the wrong that was done to Maraea Te Awaroa Heke by surveying a road through whānau land at Ōwhata, and for the consequences which flowed from this. The Crown now seeks to restore the honour of Maraea Te Awaroa Heke and ease the burden of hurt her whānau have felt for generations.
The Crown apologises for the cumulative impact of its historical breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi which have marginalised you politically, socially and economically.
The Crown profoundly regrets its failure to respect Te Rarawa rangatiratanga, and that its actions over the generations to the present day have significantly eroded your landholdings and impacted on your social and traditional structures, your autonomy and ability to exercise your customary rights and responsibilities. The legacy of historical grievance has undermined your potential in ways that will never be fully understood.
Through this apology the Crown seeks to atone for these wrongs and relieve the burden of historical grievance so the process of healing can begin. The Crown looks forward to building a new relationship with Te Rarawa based on Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles.