confiscation, the return of land, and land alienation are intimately connected and need to be reported on together.

Over 60 claims have been lodged with the Tribunal relating to land and other resources within the Tauranga Moana inquiry district. Most of them have been made on behalf of Tauranga-based hapu and have a raupatu element. We summarise the claims by grouping them under the names of the main tribal groupings in Tauranga Moana.

1.4.2 Ngati Ranginui

The hapu of Ngati Ranginui, traditionally located west of the Waimapu River as far as Kati- kati, have a long history of protest against the alleged injustice of raupatu. This is reflected in the emphasis of their claims to this Tribunal. The first Tauranga claim made to the Tribunal (Wai 42(a)) was received from one of these hapu. The claimant hapu are listed below.

(1) Wairoa hapu (Wai 42(a))

Wai 42(a) is a claim by Rameka Apaapa and others on behalf of three closely related hapu that reside along the Wairoa River: Ngati Kahu, Ngati Pango, and Ngati Rangi. The claims concern the waging of war at Tauranga by the Crown, the loss of land through raupatu, the Te Puna–Katikati purchase, the bush campaign, the process for returning land, the alienation of hapu land, and the ownership and management of the Wairoa River. The Wairoa hapu presented evidence to the Tribunal at Wairoa Marae in the week starting 9 November 1998.²²

(2) Pirirakau (Wai 227)

Wai 227 was lodged by the late Tipi Faulkner on behalf of the Pirirakau hapu. It focuses on the war, pacification, and confiscation at Tauranga; the Te Puna–Katikati purchase; the survey of the confiscated block and the accompanying bush campaign; the process by which land was returned and alienated; ongoing Pirirakau protest; the 1927 Sim commission; and the Tauranga Moana Maori Trust Board Act 1981. Pirirakau presented evidence to the Tribunal at Tutereinga Marae in the week starting 18 May 1998.²³ The raupatu aspects of two other claims connected to Pirirakau (Wai 707 and Wai 727) are also covered in this report. Evidence relating to these claims was heard at Te Rereatukahia Marae in the week beginning 5 March 2001.²⁴

(3) Ngati Ruahine (Wai 362)

Wai 362 was lodged by Lance Waaka on behalf of ‘Ngati Ruahine of Ngati Ranginui’. The Tribunal did not hear specific evidence relating to the Ngati Ruahine claim, but counsel

22. Claim 1.1(a); docs c4, n14

23. Claims 1.9, 1.9(a); docs b5, n9

24. Claims 1.42, 1.47; docs k28, k29, k31