Meeting minutes, the research reports behind our claim, and background reading on the Waitangi Tribunal process — for what the research has actually found, see Findings.
The main historical report tracing two of our cultural landscapes — Pararake and Hikurangi — and documenting how promised protections for our wāhi tapu were repeatedly not delivered. Complete and filed.
The companion archaeological volume — site visits, recorded archaeological features, and assessments for the same two case study areas, Pararake and Hikurangi. Complete and filed.
Third of four block-narrative reports tracing land title history across the whole Muriwhenua district. Two chapters are directly relevant to us: Chapter 26, a full title history of Parapara East and West (pp.442–507), and Chapter 32, on Puketū Island (pp.572–577). Complete and filed.
Part of the wider Ngāti Tara Customary Interests Project (CFRT 3606), tracing our history from first occupation to today across five parts: origins and early history, early contact with Pākehā, the Crown and colonisation (1840–1865), Native Land Court blocks, and twentieth-century land administration. The Matthews claim at Parapara — see Findings — is drawn from this draft.
Still in draft — available to whānau on request until finalised.
Shows the specific Crown-owned properties in our area that could potentially be returned through a Waitangi Tribunal binding recommendation or negotiated settlement.
Available to whānau on request.
Wider Te Paatū cluster history — waka, whakapapa, tūpuna profiles, and detailed block narratives across the takiwā, including a full account of Okokori. The Okokori material on our Findings page is drawn from this draft.
Still in draft — available to whānau on request until finalised.
Title history of the Hauturu, Kaitaia, Maimaru and Matarau blocks. Wider Muriwhenua context rather than Ngāti Tara-specific, but fully searchable for cross-references and whakapapa names.
Covers the Waiake and Puheke block purchases in detail, with further references to Parapara, Hikurangi and Aurere. Fully indexed on the Search page.
Wider background reading — these are already public Tribunal publications, not specific to Wai 2000, but relevant context for the Muriwhenua district as a whole.