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Dear Mr Selwyn

 

Thank you for your email of 31 January 2013 sent to Minister Finlayson.

 

Your request will be treated as a request for information under the
Official Information Act 1982 – and you will receive a response within 20
working days.

 

Regards,

 

David Terris

David Terris I Settlement Advisor I Office of Treaty Settlements I
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Dear Mr Selwyn
 
I am writing to inform you, that one of the four questions included in
your request for information has been transferred to Te Puni Kōkiri under
section 14 of the Official Information Act.
 
The question transferred was; "What communications have been received from
Whakatohea Treaty claimants since October 2008 and what were the
responses". Te Puni Kōkiri have 20 working days from the date of this
e-mail to respond to your request regrading the above question.
 
Our office will answer the remaining three questions. Under section 15A of
the act our office has extended the response date by 10 days to ensure
that all consultations necessary for a full and proper response to your
request can be made.
 
If you have any question please do not hesitate to contact me personally.
 
Regards
 
David
 
 
 
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Dear Mr Selwyn
 
Please find attached an official response to your request for
information under the Official Information Act 1982.
 
Please click on the below link to access the applicant's booklet
'Protection of Māori Interests in Surplus Crown-Owned Land' mentioned in
the response.
 
[1]http://www.nz01.2day.terabyte.co.nz/ots/...
 
So I may forward you a hard copy of the booklet and the response please
forward me a mailing address.
 
Kind Regards
 
David
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
David Terris I Settlement Advisor I Office of Treaty Settlements I
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Tēnā koe

 

Please find attached a response to your request for information under the
Official Information Act 1982.

 

Ngā mihi

Sophie

 

Sophie Carroll  Ministerials Advisor, te puni kōkiri

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Dear Mr Selwyn

 

Thank you for your e-mail. I have answered your queries below.

 

a)     the ONLY mechanism or undertaking that exists for the protection
and return of Whakatohea land is the Crown's Landbanking policy (as
referred to in the booklet)?

 

There are other mechanisms for the protection of Crown land for Māori and
these are referred to in the link provided earlier. The Office of Treaty
Settlements (OTS) only administers the Protection Mechanism which is the
process via which surplus Crown land maybe landbanked. It is possible to
landbank properties outside the Protection Mechanism but this usually
occurs during negotiations.

 

b)     NO land has been landbanked for Whakatohea?

 

Landbank properties are not held for any particular claimant group, even
though it may have been protected on the basis of one’s group’s
application. Whether landbanked properties are included in any future
settlement is discussed during negotiations.

 

c)     NO calculations, estimates or reports exist regarding the
value/liability to the Crown of a Whakatohea Treaty settlement?

 

I assume you are querying if these calculations exist or do not exist?
This information is regarded as negotiations sensitive and was withheld
under section 9(2)(j) of the Official information Act as this information
would prejudice the Crown’s ability to negotiate future settlements.

 

Regards

 

David

 

 
 
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>>> Tim Selwyn <[OIA #745 email]> 19/03/2013
12:37 p.m. >>>
     Dear David Terris,
    
     Nga mihi,
    
     Thank you for your communication so far (there is no need to send
     out the booklet, the link was sufficient), but I have some issues
     for clarification.
    
     Is your response the full answer to my questions 1 - 3? (Question 4
     being handled by TPK as per their response).
    
     If it is I am left with the impression (through your ommission on
     these points) that:
     a) the ONLY mechanism or undertaking that exists for the protection
     and return of Whakatohea land is the Crown's Landbanking policy (as
     referred to in the booklet), and:
     b) NO land has been landbanked for Whakatohea, and:
     c) NO calculations, estimates or reports exist regarding the
     value/liability to the Crown of a Whakatohea Treaty settlement.
     Are these impressions correct?
    
     Na,
    
     Tim Selwyn
    
    

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Tçnâ koe Mr Selwyn

 

Please find attached the Chief Executive’s response to your Official
Information Act request.

 

Ngâ mihi,

Mel King

 

Mel King | Manager Ministerials

Tel +64 4 819 6039 | Mob +64 27 267 7603 | Email | [1][email address]

Te Puni Kôkiri, Ministry of Mâori Development | PO Box 3943 | Te Whanganui
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