Maniapoto Treaty Claims Rongo Wetere

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http:///www.maniapotoclaims.co.nz for more information about option for fair and just treaty claims process for Maniapoto. Legal Advice and Preparations We have had advice from a retired Supreme Court judge in Canada, currently working with nine First Nations tribes in a multi billion dollar claim, stating that we are on the right track and noted that in order to have a fair and just settlement we have no other option but to take our case to the high court. He has a good understanding of the Treaty settlement process in New Zealand, and despite the fact that we don’t have a Charter of Rights and Freedoms like the one that Canada put in place in 1982, this does not preclude a High Court case being successful in New Zealand. We have access to additional international expertise in Canada, who are interested to assist, along with First Nations tribal leaders who have had successful multimillion dollar sovereignty claims. Maniapoto Treaty Claims Rongo Wetere We have engaged the assistance of Dr Bernard Cadogan, holder of a DPhil from Oxford University and author of a biography of George Grey, who is currently conducting research on Colonial Office policies 1860-1880, and is back in New Zealand and is working on our claim. The total team is yet to be decided. We are also currently evaluating legal arguments for our Quantum case going forward. Suffice to report, we have been reassured by legal experts that our case is convincing which gives us the capacity to provide an exceptionally strong case in court. We intend to also engage the United Nations rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and to critique the minimalistic Waitangi Treaty settlements handed down by the Crown in New Zealand. We intend to engage the international community to support Maori claims, for a fair deal. See our compilation of 60 Crown Apologies, asking Maori forgiveness for every crime imaginable. See also 50 Tribal settlements for less than $20 ml each. These are not settlements they represent only a first down payment. The case for a Quantum High Court Settlement in the Rohe Potae is irrefutable. Maniapoto Treaty Claims Rongo Wetere