Whakatōhea Pre Settlement Claims Trust

About

We are the Trust mandated to negotiate the Treaty of Waitangi Settlement for all of our Whakatōhea iwi.

WHAKATŌHEA
As Iwi - we are one
As Hapū - we have our identity
As Whānau - we have the right to kōrero
As Uri - we have the right to vote

Story

VISION
WHAKATŌHEA PRE SETTLEMENT CLAIMS TRUST
Stand up and be proud, Rise up and stand strong as Whakatōhea

MISSION
TE MANA MOTUHAKE O WHAKATŌHEA
Whakatōhea self determination

OBJECTIVES
Whakatohea Pre Settlement Claims Trust purpose and objectives are:
To unite our people
To communicate, educate and consult with whanāu, hapū and iwi
To seek approval from ngā uri o Whakatōhea to lead the historical Treaty of Waitangi negotiations with the Crown

Welcome to the Whakatōhea Pre Settlement Claims Trust Facebook page, ‘like’ us to stay up to date with our settlement journey.

We’d love you to join the kōrero – but please respect the house rules:
- Comments should be respectful of all whānau members and their points of view
- This is a family-friendly page - swearing or abuse toward any individual or group is not OK
- We won’t accept comments that are misleading or unconstructive

If we need to, we will remove comments that break the house rules, with a warning. Repeat behaviour could mean a ban from the page altogether.

We acknowledge everyone’s right to their own opinion and welcome views that are different to ours, and believe debating the issues with respect will help us move forward together.

Ngā mihi, your Trustees

"The Whakatōhea Pre Settlement Claims Trust WPCT is mandated to successfully negotiate a Deed of Settlement with the Crown for all who whakapapa to Whakatōhea.The Whakatōhea Pre-Settlement Claims Trust and the Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board WMTB are separate organisations with different responsibilities. They are both responsible to Te Whakatōhea. The Whakatōhea Pre Settlement Claims Trust has been given the responsibility to negotiate with the Crown on a Deed of Settlement for all of Whakatōhea and the Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board is responsible for managing the Tribal Database and current Iwi assets."