My name is Robyn Anderson. I am a Ph.D. graduate from the University of Toronto, Canada. In the past I have written or contributed to the 'Historical Report on Wellington Lands,' a report prepared for the Crown Congress Joint Working Party, 1993; 'Wellington District,' Waitangi Tribunal Rangahaua Whanui Series, 1996; and 'Goldmining: Policy, Legislation, and Administration,' Waitangi Tribunal Rangahaua Whanui Series, 1996.
This report, The Crown, the Treaty, and the Hauraki Tribes, 188o-1885', was commissioned by the Hauraki Maori Trust Board in 1994, and is the result of more than three years of research in which a number of people and organisations have been involved.
A number of researchers have worked on various stages of this project: Liane Ngamane and Jeanette Wikaira, David Taipari, Helen Walter, Suzanne Woodley, Jim McNicolas and Mary Gillingham. This report would not have been possible without the contribution of their work. The same may be said of David Alexander whose block histories have been incorporated into this overview. To them, my many thanks.
My thanks go also to those who provided me with helpful information or commented on earlier versions of this report: to Dinah Steele (sadly, now deceased), Taimoana Turoa, John McEnteer, and Pat MacDonald from among the Hauraki people; to Bill Oliver, David Williams, and Russell Stone who have also been involved in the preparation of the Hauraki claim to go before the Waitangi Tribunal; to other researchers, such as John Hutton and Paul Monin, who have worked on the history of the region and have generously shared sources; and to Grant Phillipson for his advice and encouragement.
Finally, my thanks to the Hauraki Maori Trust Board, and the people whom they represent, for their patience in waiting for the completion of this report.
