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30 Year Journey To Settlement
Thursday, 29 September 2022, 2:58 pm | Whakatohea
Te Whakatōhea, will soon be voting on whether to receive a $100m+ settlement package 26 years after receiving their first settlement offer from the Crown. Whakatōhea Pre Settlement Claims Trust Chair, Graeme Riesterer says that the time is now for ... More >>
Pandemic Strengthens Iwi Resolve For 2020 Settlement
Wednesday, 3 June 2020, 11:33 am | Whakatohea
Covid-19 has not stopped a North Island Iwi from continuing to ready itself for a vote this year, that if ratified will be one of the largest Treaty settlement to date. Whakatōhea is located in the eastern Bay of Plenty region centred around ... More >>
Ōpōtiki Harbour Development Key For Whakatōhea Settlement
Sunday, 1 March 2020, 11:24 am | Whakatohea
TAURANGA, Saturday 29th February 2020: It was announced today that Ōpōtiki will benefit from a $79.4m investment from the Crowns Infrastructure Fund to develop the Ōpōtiki harbour. The development of the harbour will enable large scale commercial ... More >>
Whakatōhea signs Agreement in Principle with Crown
Friday, 18 August 2017, 2:14 pm | Whakatohea
Whakatōhea Pre-Settlement Claims Trust has today signed an Agreement in Principle with the Crown at Parliament, which it says is a positive step towards settling its historical Treaty of Waitangi claims. More >>
Whakatohea claimants file for an urgent hearing
Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 8:13 am | Whakatohea
Eleven Whakatohea claimants that represent over 90% of the Whakatohea claimant community have filed for an urgent hearing with the Waitangi Tribunal into the Whakatohea Pre-settlement Claims Trust mandate that was recognised by the Crown last December despite an overwhelming ... More >>
Whakatōhea Commemorate Seige of Te Tarata 150 Years Ago
Friday, 15 May 2015, 9:51 am | Whakatohea
Whakatōhea will convene the 150th Commemoration of the siege of Te Tarata pā that took place on the Kiorekino plain at Waioeka in Opotiki. More >>