Te Pire Whakatupua mō Te Kāhui Tupua / the Taranaki Maunga collective redress bill passes its second and third reading in the House of Representatives

E kore hoki e taea he mate nō te iwi kotahi

Tukua atu tama kia puta i tua o te tāwhangawhanga

He putanga ariki nō rangi, nō rongo ki te ata tauira

Ko te mate o te Kāhui Tupua me hāna uri kia ea, kia hoki ki te ora

Whiti, whano haere mai te toki

Haumi e hui e, taiki e.


Hundreds of descendants of Taranaki Maunga gathered at Parliament today to witness the second and third readings of the Te Pire Whakatupua Mō Te Kāhui Tupua/Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Bill. This was a significant day for the eight iwi of Taranaki: Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Mutunga, Taranaki Iwi, Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Maru, Ngāruahine, Ngāti Ruanui and Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi, who represent approximately 60,000 uri (descendants) of Taranaki Maunga and an area of interest encompassing the whole of the Taranaki region.

It has been seven years since the negotiation process began and is the final outstanding historical Treaty of Waitangi claims redress in the Taranaki region. Ngā Iwi o Taranaki Negotiators are pleased to see Te Pire Whakatupua Mō Te Kāhui Tupua passed through the House of Representatives.


“This is an important day for Ngā Iwi o Taranaki as the recognition of our maunga as a legal person, as tūpuna, and as an indivisible and living being is passed into law,” negotiator Jamie Tuuta says.

The negotiation team also acknowledge one of their negotiation team members Ngāruahine Rangatira Tihi (Daisy) Noble (NZOM) who passed away in 2021 and was a strong force in the maunga redress negotiation process.


“Tihi was a staunch advocate for her iwi and her maunga and she didn’t hold back in negotiations when it came to ensuring the health and well-being of our tūpuna," says negotiator Liana Poutu.

Te Pire Whakatupua Mō Te Kāhui Tupua will formally enable the redress arrangements negotiated in Te Ruruku Pūtakerongo/Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Deed. Taranaki Maunga will become an official name, the Mount Egmont Vesting Act 1978 will be repealed, the Taranaki Māori Trust Board will be formally disestablished, and the Egmont National Park will be renamed Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki, meaning ‘the highly regarded and treasured lands of Taranaki’.


The National Park including Taranaki Maunga and the surrounding peaks will be vested in a legal person, named ‘Te Kāhui Tupua’ and will effectively own itself.


A representative entity made up of both Crown and iwi appointees, to be known as Te Tōpuni Kōkōrangi, will be established to act in the best interests of Te Kāhui Tupua. This entity will carry out conservation-related functions for the national park, such as strategy and planning, promoting the health and well-being of Te Kāhui Tupua, and speaking and acting on behalf of Te Kāhui Tupua.

Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki will continue to be managed by the Department of Conservation (DOC) and the National Parks Act 1980 (as amended by Te Pire Whakatupua Mō Te Kāhui Tupua) will continue to apply. Any revenue generated through concessions within Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki will be applied to work and projects associated with Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki.


Media contact: Tui MacDonald Ngā Iwi o Taranaki 027 252 7017

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