Recognition of the traditional, historical, cultural and spiritual association of the iwi/hapū of the Tāmaki Collective with maunga (volcanic cones) and motu (islands) owned by the Crown within their shared area through:
Sites transferred to the Tāmaki Collective
The settlement will vest 14 maunga in the Tāmaki Collective, on the condition that they are held in trust (by the Tūpuna Tāonga o Tāmaki Makaurau Trust) for the common benefit of the iwi/hapū of the Tāmaki Collective and all other people of Auckland. The maunga will vest as reserves and public access and existing third party interests will be protected.
- Matukutūruru /Wiri Historic
- Maungakiekie/One Tree Hill Recreation
- Maungarei/Mount Wellington Recreation
- Maungauika/North Head Historic
- Maungawhau/Mount Eden Historic, Recreation
- Mount Albert Recreation
- Mount Roskill Recreation
- Mount St John Recreation
- Ōhinerau/Mount Hobson Recreation
- Ōhuiarangi/Pigeon Mountain Historic, Recreation
- Otahuhu/Mount Richmond Recreation
- Rarotonga/Mount Smart Recreation
- Takarunga/Mount Victoria Recreation, Local Purpose (community buildings)
- Te Tātua a Riukiuta Recreation
With the exception of Maungauika/North Head and Rarotonga/Mount Smart, the maunga will be subject to a co-governance regime. A co-governance body called the Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority (the Maunga Authority) will oversee the administration and management of the maunga.
The Maunga Authority will be made up of six representatives from the Tāmaki Collective and six representatives from the Auckland Council. There will also be a non-voting Crown representative appointed by the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage for a single three year term, which can be extended for any period with the agreement of all parties. The Tāmaki Collective representatives wall be appointed by the three Rōpū, with two members appointed by each. The Auckland Council will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the maunga.
Mount Māngere will be included in the co-governance arrangements with the Auckland Council, but will remain in Crown ownership.
Maungauika/North Head will sit outside of the co-governance regime for the time being. While ownership of Maungauika/North Head will transfer to the Tāmaki Collective, the Department of Conservation will continue to have responsibility for its administration and day-to-day management. The Department of Conservation will have a management agreement with the Tāmaki Collective over matters such as decision making on concessions. The settlement allows for the Auckland Council to decide to take on the management of Maungauika/North Head at a future point, at which time the maunga would come under the co-governance regime.
Ownership of Rarotonga/Mount Smart will transfer to the Tāmaki Collective, but this maunga will also sit outside of the co-governance regime due to the provisions of the Mount Smart Regional Recreation Centre Act 1985. The Auckland Council will continue to administer Mount Smart under that Act. There is an opportunity to explore input by Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau on aspects of the Mount Smart administration, outside of the settlement.
Sites vested to the Tāmaki Collective and vested back to the Crown
The Collective Deed provides for the vesting of four motu (islands) in the Tāmaki Collective for a one month period, after which the Tāmaki Collective will vest back the motu to the Crown for the benefit of all New Zealanders. Those motu are:
- Rangitoto
- Motutapu
- Motuihe
- Tiritiri Matangi
This arrangement provides recognition of the association that the collective iwi/hapū have with these motu. The sites will continue to be subject to reserve status and there will be no change to the management arrangements for the motu during and after the vesting and vest back.
Three areas on Rangitoto will vest in the permanent ownership of Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau. They are the summit of Rangitoto (to be named Ngā Pona-Toru-a-Peretū) and two sites at Islington Bay associated with historical waka mooring (Islington Bay Community Hall and Islington Bay Bach 80). These sites will continue to be subject to scenic reserve classification.
Public access to these sites will be protected and Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau will be able to use buildings on the Bach 80 site for private use. The new Ngā Pona-Toru-a-Peretū Scenic Reserve will continue to be administered by the Department of Conservation.
Harbours
The Crown acknowledges that the Waitematā and Manukau Harbours are of great traditional, cultural, historical and spiritual importance to the Tāmaki Collective.
The Deed does not provide for redress in relation to the Waitematā and Manukau Harbours, as that is to be developed in future separate negotiations.
Co-governance arrangements for public conservation land through:
Relationship agreement with the minister and Department of Conservation
A relationship document will be agreed by the Tamaki Collective, the Minister of Conservation and the Director-General of Conservation to provide a basis for a strategic relationship between the Department of Conservation and the Collective, primarily on issues that have an impact across the Auckland Conservancy. The agreement will also provide for the relationship between the Department and individual iwi/hapū within the Tāmaki Collective.
Conservation management plan
The collective redress includes the development of a conservation management plan for Rangitoto, Motutapu, Motukorea and Motuihe Islands. The Tāmaki Collective will have a role alongside the Auckland Conservation Board in developing this plan, including reviewing drafts, hearing submissions and finally approving the plan.
Auckland Conservation Board
Three seats on the Auckland Conservation Board will be reserved for the Tāmaki Collective.
Annual meetings
The Department of Conservation and the Maunga Authority will meet annually to discuss strategic governance issues relating to Crown conservation lands within the Auckland Volcanic Field.
Hauraki Gulf Forum
The Deed does not address the realignment of the representation of the iwi/hapū of the Tamaki Collective on the Hauraki Gulf Forum. This continues to be negotiated between the Crown and the relevant iwi/hapū.
Geographic name changes
Eighteen existing geographic names will change and two sites that do not currently have official names will be assigned geographic names. Most of these changes relate to maunga.