|
| Description |
2004 |
| Several Ngapuhi
Board members meet with option4 representatives to discuss
non-commercial fishing issues of mutual concern. |
December |
| Description |
2005 |
| Discussion
at TRAION Board meeting |
25th Jan |
| option4
presentation to TRAION Board |
25th Jan |
| Kahawai Legal Challenge team participate in the inaugural
Ngapuhitanga Festival, Kaikohe. |
29 - 31st Jan |
| Discussion at TRAION Board meeting |
Feb, March |
| First
Hokianga Accord hui at Whitiora Marae |
29th April |
| Ngapuhi
chairman Sonny Tau discusses the Whitiora hui on Tautoko
FM radio. |
30th April |
| Media
Release - Maori and recreational fishing interests plan
a united front. |
15th May |
| Easy
to follow background information provided to the media
covering what happened at the Whitiora hui, why and what
next. |
15th May |
| Discussion at TRAION Board meeting |
April, May, June, July |
| Resolution to support KLC-Res # 2005/05/05 |
23rd May |
| Takiwa and Taurahere monthly meetings |
Feb, Mar, April, May |
| Discussion at TRAION Board meeting |
Aug, Sept |
| Takiwa and Taurahere monthly meetings |
Ongoing |
| South Auckland Taurahere meeting and vote |
10th May |
| West Auckland
Taurahere meeting and vote |
June |
| Personal
invitation to the second Hokianga Accord hui from Ngapuhi
and Accord Chairman Sonny Tau, to MFish CE John Glaister. |
23rd June |
| The
Hokianga Accord write to MFish to 'straighten up the play'
in regards to MFish resourcing of the forum. |
30th June |
| How
taiapure and mataitai can assist the non-commercial fishing
sector - speech to NZ Recreational Fishing Council AGM |
9th July |
| Second
Hokianga Accord hui - Whakamaharatanga Marae |
27 - 29th July |
| The
outcome of the July hui was an agreed position from Hokianga
Accord participants and the Ministry of Fisheries. |
29th July |
| |
10th Aug |
| Filing
of Statement of Claim in Auckland High Court - Kahawai
Legal Challenge
(Note: PDF 1.4MB) |
12th Aug |
| The
Minister of Fisheries, David Benson-Pope, congratulates
Tai Tokerau iwi for working with other recreational fishers
to form the Hokianga Accord. |
12th Aug |
| Third
Hokianga Accord hui - Whakamaharatanga Marae |
29 - 30th Aug |
| MFish
feedback on the Hokianga Accord's draft Kaupapa Whakahaere
(Memorandum of Understanding). |
8th Nov |
| Fourth
Hokianga Accord hui - Whakamaharatanga Marae |
10 - 11th Nov |
| Overview
of November hui presented by Stephen Naera to his takiwa |
16th Nov |
| Guest
editorial by Sonny Tau, published in Seafood New Zealand
magazine. |
Nov |
| Hokianga
Accord 'short line out' Working Group hui report. |
18th Dec |
| Description |
2006 |
| Kahawai Legal Challenge and Hokianga Accord teams participate
in the Ngapuhitanga Festival held in Kaikohe. |
28 - 30th Jan |
| How
the law is being ignored to the detriment of Maori - a
very powerful speech given to the Te Matau a Maui Maori
Fisheries Conference in Napier. |
27th Feb |
| Chairman
of Ngapuhi, Sonny Tau, address to the iwi chairpersons
hui in Wellington. Maori fishing interests lie in their
recreational right. |
3rd March |
| Hokianga
Accord panui to the Whitiora Marae hui distributed and
published in the New Zealand Fishing News magazine. |
7th March |
| MFish'
late response to the Hokianga Accord structure, as proposed
during the December 2005 hui. |
17th March |
| Working
Group's response to the Ministry's concerns about the
Accord's structure, status and funding. |
4th April |
| MFish
issue a last minute list of concerns, on the eve of the
Whitiora hui and threaten not to participate in the April
hui. |
5th April |
| The
Working Group respond immediately answering the challenges
raised in the Ministry's letter dated 5th April. |
5th April |
| Fifth
Hokianga Accord hui - Whitiora Marae |
6 - 7th April |
| |
12th April |
| Hokianga
Accord 'short line out' Working Group hui report |
20 - 21st April |
| The
Ministry maintain the Hokianga Accord is not an iwi regional
forum and will not fund it's activities. |
26 May |
| The
Ministry are advised they have no grounds for withdrawing
funding for the Hokianga Accord. |
20 June |
| Ngapuhi, Ngati Whatua, Ngati Wai, Te Uri O Hau and Te
Roroa meet with MFish in Whangarei. |
30th June |
| The
Chairman of Ngapuhi acknowledges the Ministry's input
into the meeting held in Whangarei on June 30th. |
2nd July |
| The
Hokianga Accord send out a panui inviting people to the
Naumai Marae hui. |
3rd July |
| The
Ministry has a vastly different perspective of the 30th
June meeting held to discuss the Hokianga Accord with
tribal leaders. |
19th July |
| The
Ministry do a full 180 on the Hokianga Accord and deny
it is the mid north iwi Forum. They wont pay the costs
either.
(Note: PDF 130Kb) |
19th July |
| Sixth
Hokianga Accord hui - Naumai Marae |
20 - 21st July |
| A
letter to MFish clarifying the statutory obligations the
Crown has to provide for tangata whenua's input and participation
into fisheries management. |
31st Aug |
| The
Hokianga Accord's letter of appreciation to the Outboard
Boating Club for the use of their premises to launch the
new information website www.fish4nz.co.nz, an opportunity
to increase public awareness of kaitiakitanga. |
14th Sept |
MFish
advise they will not pay for the November hui. In their
opinion the hui will not be a meeting of the regional
iwi fisheries forum. MFish will send staff to discuss
items on the agenda. |
28th Sept |
MFish
invite Ngapuhi to another hui to continue discussions
about the development of a mid-northern iwi fisheries
forum. |
6th Oct |
Ngapuhi
advise MFish they will not be attending the Whangarei
meeting as it was superfluous due to previous correspondence
explaining Ngapuhi's position and understanding of the
Hokianga Accord. |
11th Oct |
| Joint
submission from non-commercial fishers on the Deemed Value
Review
(Note: PDF 390Kb) |
20th Oct |
| Seventh Hokianga Accord hui - Whakapoumahara Marae,
Whananaki |
16 - 17th Nov |
| Ngapuhi
write to MFish pointing out their lack of funding for
Hokianga Accord hui, their failure to pay marae hui fees
and their continued refusal to recognise the Hokianga
Accord as the mid-north Iwi Forum.
(Note: PDF 120Kb) |
5th Dec |
| Preliminary
View issued - A critique and analysis of the MFish Shared
Fisheries proposals. |
15th Dec |
| Description |
2007 |
| Joint
submission from non-commercial fishers on the Shared Fisheries
proposals.
(Note: PDF
820Kb) |
28th Feb |
| Kahawai Legal Challenge and Hokianga Accord teams participate
in the Ngapuhitanga Festival held in Manukau City. |
3rd March |
| Kahawai
Legal Challenge judgment delivered by Justice Rhys Harrison.
A win for all non-commercial fishers.
(Note: PDF 190Kb) |
21st March |
| The
Hokianga Accord send out a panui inviting all to the Oturei
Marae hui. |
23rd March |
| Eighth
Hokianga Accord hui - Oturei Marae, Dargaville |
19 - 20th April |
| Sustainability
is the key concern in this joint submission in response
to MFish proposals for the Coromandel scallop fishery.
|
23rd July |
| Accord
asks for big cuts to tuna (eel) catches due to sustainability
concerns in this submission to MFish. |
27th July |
| Ninth
Hokianga Accord hui - Whakamaharatanga Marae, Hokianga
|
16 - 17th Aug |
MFish
respond to NZBGFC queries regarding the status of the
Hokianga Accord as the mid north iwi fisheries forum.
(Note: PDF 660Kb) |
31st Aug |
The
NZBGFC's letter to the Minister of Fisheries regarding
the Crown's obligations to tangata whenua in fisheries
management.
(Note:
PDF 40Kb) |
4th Sept |
| The
Accord's invitation to MFish to attend the 10th overnight
hui at Waipapa Marae on November 9th and 10th. |
17th Sept |
Joint
submission on the Marine Protected Areas Standards document
from MFish and DoC.
(Note:
PDF 290Kb) |
1st Oct |
The
Accord's Waipapa hui invitation to the Minister of Fisheries
and other fisheries spokespeople.
(Note:
PDF 20Kb) |
8th Oct |
MFish
senior officials advise they are unable to attend the
November hui and object to the manner in which they
received the hui invitation.
(Note:
PDF 40Kb) |
16th Oct |
The
Minister of Fisheries advises he is unavailable to attend
the hui but is happy to receive an invitation to meet
at another time.
(Note:
PDF 60Kb) |
18th Oct |
| The
Accord's respond to MFish. The forum is growing weary
of MFish senior manager's obstructive and divisive behaviour.
The hui invitation is re-issued in case they change
their minds.
(Note:
PDF 40Kb) |
26th Oct |
| The
Minister does not accept the Crown is failing its obligations
nor does he recognise the Accord as being an iwi fisheries
forum. A response to the NZ Big Game Fishing Council's
letter of 4th Sept.
(Note:
PDF 30Kb) |
7th Nov |
| A
list of questions put to MFish from the Hokianga Accord
hui held at Waipapa Marae, Auckland University.
(Note:
PDF 20Kb) |
9th Nov |
Accord
supports MFish proposals to include freshwater in the
Kaimoana Regulations. Submission sent to MFish.
(Note:
PDF 180Kb) |
22nd Nov |
| Description |
2008 |
MFish
letter following the mid-December meeting held to discuss
mid north iwi's engagement with MFish.
(Note:
PDF 160Kb) |
17th Jan |
| Hokianga Accord team participate in the
Ngapuhitanga Festival held in Kaikohe. |
26-27th Jan |
Jim
Anderton's response to the Accord's Update #4 asking
where the $17 million of Deed of Settlement Implementation
Programme money has gone.
(Note:
PDF 20Kb) |
7th Mar |
| MFish
answers to the questions about the $17 million Deed
of Settlement funding were supplied in an article written
by Jim Anderton (see item above).
(Note:
PDF 20Kb) |
7th Mar |
| Accord's
letter to the Minister expressing concerns about the
proposed amendment to section 13 of the Fisheries Act
1996.
(Note:
PDF 30Kb) |
18th Apr |
