Waitangi Tribunal - issue 65 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 3.2 MB]
...gift’, as the Crown and others have historically tended to do, is a misrepresentation of Te Heuheu’s actions and aims. The Tribunal found that the Crown should have better informed itself as to Te Heuheu’s intentions. It should also have investigated the objections made by other Māori when the Tongariro National Park Bill was introduced to Par lia ment later in 1887. It should have consulted with other iwi with interests in the park land, particularly Whanga nui. In additio...