Preface

My name is Kirstie Ross. I have a Master of Arts in History (First Class Honours) from the University of Auckland, which I completed in February 1999. In June 2000 I submitted a report commissioned by the Crown Forestry Rental Trust and researched and written on behalf of the Ngatiwai Trust Board (Wai 244 #A1).

This overview report was also commissioned by the Crown Forestry Rental Trust and is a general discussion of issues arising from the alienation of the reserves that were set aside for Tauranga Moana Maori in the Katikati-Te Puna Crown purchase. The report’s main focus is the impact of raupatu on the allocation of the reserves in the purchased area and on the rate at which they were subsequently alienated by their recipients.

There are many people I would like to thank for the time and advice they given to me during this project. Staff at LINZ, in Auckland and Hamilton, the Maori Land Court, Hamilton, and in the New Zealand Room, Tauranga District Library, have been very helpful. I would like to thank Bruce Stirling, Marinus La Rooij, Vincent O’Malley, Leah Campbell, Eve Hartley, and Alice Patterson for their assistance with research matters in Wellington. I am also grateful for discussions I have had with Fiona Hamilton, Peter Rolleston, Jenny Rolleston, Erica Rolleston, Colin Bidois, Des Kahotea, and Kevin Bluegum. I would also like to thank Pat Field for copy editing the text. I am, however, solely responsible for any errors or omissions.