Mana Whenua definition

Mana Whenua means the following identified mana whenua groups excluding those who don’t wish to engage on any particular subject:

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Mana Whenua means customary authority exercised by an iwi or hapu in an identified area:

Mana Whenua means customary authority exercised by an iwi or hapu in an identified area, as defined in section 2 of the RMA.

Examples of Mana Whenua in a sentence

• Collective redress As a member of the Tāmaki Collective, Ngāti Paoa has received collective cultural and commercial redress as part of the Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Collective Redress Deed.

• It was established pursuant to interim Treaty claims redress provided by Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective Redress Act 2014 (the Collective Redress Act).

• Under a collective redress deed dated 8 September 2012 between Nga Mana Whenua o Tamaki Makaurau and the Crown (the "collective deed”), the Crown agreed, subject to the terms and conditions specified in the collective deed, to provide certain redress to two entities to be established under clause 8.5 of the collective deed.

• Note that 1FTE = 1560 hours per year It is recognized that you will engage directly with Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau, the Tūpuna Taonga Trust and local communities to support Māori communities that are struggling with the economic impacts of COVID 19.

• The Department and Nga Mana Whenua will meet at an early stage in the business planning process to discuss timeframes for the development of annual work programmes, discuss how the strategic partnership objectives will be reflected in the programme and to identify potential projects to be undertaken together or separately which are consistent with the strategic partnership objectives.

• In modern Mäori, the term käwa is frequently used to refer to rituals or protocols related to, but not limited to, the formal welcome of visitors on the marae, which is determined by the Mana Whenua (those indigenous peoples who have control and authority in a particular area) of this area.

• If a specific project is not undertaken, the Department will advise Nga Mana Whenua of the reasons for this.

• Today, as part of this settlement the reserve is to be returned to the ownership of the iwi/hapu of Nga Mana Whenua O Tamaki Makaurau subject to the Reserves Act as a Reserve for the inalienable benefit of the Mana Whenua and the people of Auckland.

• Nga Mana Whenua o Tamaki Makaurau, the Minister and Department of Conservation are committed to establishing an effective partnership to better protect the health, wellbeing, mauri and wairua of the resources and heritage of the Tamaki Makaurau Region for all generations.

• Nga Mana Whenua has a centuries old spiritual, ancestral, cultural, customary and historic relationship with Tikapa Moana, the Waitemata and Manukau Harbours, the motu of those seas, and the whenua, waters, and indigenous flora and fauna within the Tamaki Makaurau Region.

More Definitions of Mana Whenua

Mana Whenua means the collective authority to act, or speak, on issues that affect iwi, hapuu or marae, and their taonga.” 35

Mana Whenua means the territorial rights, power and authority from the land – associated with the current and historical possession/occupation of tribal lands within the Matamata- Piako district.

Mana Whenua for an identified area, means the iwi or hapū holding and exercising, in accordance with tikanga, authority or other customary rights or interests in that area

Mana Whenua means ‘tūrangawaewae’ and ‘ūkaipō’, the place where you belong, where you derive your strength and support and you can contribute as a member of whānau, hapū, and iwi.