Wai Number: 2180

Taihape: Rangitīkei ki Rangipō

StatusReport Writing

 

The Waitangi Tribunal is currently inquiring into 46 claims as part of the Taihape: Rangitīkei ki Rangipō District inquiry (Wai 2180). About a dozen of these claims have been made on behalf of the iwi, hapū and whānau of Mōkai Pātea: Ngāti Hauiti, Ngāti Tamakōpiri, Ngāti Whitikaupeka, Ngāi Te Ohuake, Ngāti Paki and Ngāti Hinemanu.

 

The Tribunal has also received claims made on behalf of other iwi, hapū and whānau associated with the general area. These include: Ngāi Te Upokoiri and Ngāti Hinemanu, Ngāti Rangi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Waewae, Ngāti Pikiahu, Ngā Poutama, and Ngāti Hikairo, Te Wainui a Rua and Muaūpoko.

 

The inquiry district covers the area known as Inland Pātea, west of the Ruahine and Kaweka Ranges and south of the Kaimanawa mountains. It includes the towns of Hunterville, Taihape and Waiouru. The Rangitīkei River flows through the heart of the district.

 


Taihape District Inquiry Boundary. The red dotted line indicates Waiouru Defence Lands.

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Inquiry progress and reports

The Taihape inquiry completed hearings in October 2021 and is currently in the report-writing phase.

In January 2024, the Tribunal released He Whenua Karapotia, He Whenua Ngaro: Priority Report on Landlocked Māori Land in the Taihape Inquiry District in pre-publication format. This precedes the Tribunal's main report on the broader Taihape: Rangitīkei ki Rangipō district inquiry.

The Tribunal released its preliminary opinion on customary rights in the Kāweka and Gwavas Crown Forest Licensed (CFL) lands on 16 February 2024. 

Document requests:

For all document requests for this inquiry, email: WT_Requests@justice.govt.nz

Inquiry requests:

For all inquiry related requests, email: WT.Registrar@justice.govt.nz

MAJOR ISSUES COVERED
Nineteenth century land use, management and alienation
Twentieth century land use, management and alienation
Public works
Environment
Mātauranga Māori

Current panel members*

Justice Layne Harvey
Presiding Officer
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Dr Monty Soutar ONZM
Member
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Professor Pou Temara
Member
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Dr Paul Hamer
Member
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*Dr Angela Ballara was a member until June 2021 and the Honourable Sir Douglas Kidd until May 2023.

Reports and Publications

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