STATEMENTS OF ASSOCIATION FOR STATUTORY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND DEEDS OF RECOGNITION The statements of association of Te Ātiawa o Te Waka -a-Māui are set out below. These are statements of the particular cultural, spiritual, historical and traditional association of Te Ātiawa o Te Wa ka-a-Māui with identified areas. QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND / TŌTARANUI AND ISLANDS Ko Papatūānuku te matua o te tangata Papatūānuku is the parent of all mankind Tōtaranui (Queen Charlotte Sound) covers the area from the coastal tip of Arapaoa Island, known as Cape Koamaru, which forms the most northern point, across to the western boundary to the coastal tip of Cape Jackson, the papa tupu of Ngāti Hinetuhi, and then sou th to Watiura (Mt Oliver), the k āinga tuku iho of Ngāti Rahiri, the most inland point, now known as Anakiwa. From Anakiwa the boundary extends to the southern shore of Ngakuta and then turns northeast taking in Waitohi, Waikawa and Whatamango, along Kura Te Au to the West Head. It then turns across the East Head and along all bays in Arapaoa inside Tōtaranui, includi ng East Bay, the whenua matua of Puketapu and Ngāti Te Whiti, and back to Cape K oamar u. Tōtaranui is the anchor of Te Ātiawa o Te Waka -a-Māui identity. Its many wāhi tapu, pā sites, mahinga kai and whakapapa to the whenua are of immense cultural significance to Te Ātiawa o Te Wa ka-a-Māui. The traditions of Te Ātiawa o Te Waka -a-Māui illustrat e the physical, cultur al, historical and spiritual associations with Tōtaranui. Tōtaranui is encapsulated by Te Ātiawa o Te Waka -a-Māui contemporary Māori world - view, which is strongly based on traditional cultural beliefs, knowledge, concepts and values. These traditional concepts and values, derived from mātauranga Māori, are fundame ntally important in the way Te Ātiawa o Te Wa ka-a-Māui view our relationshi p with Totaranui. Tōtaranui holds an important place in Te Ātiawa o Te Waka -a-Māui tribal history, as this location was one of the tribe’s major triumphant battles with the previous occupiers. These particular skirmishes in the early 1800’s gave Te Ātiawa o Te W aka-a-Māui a kaitiaki role throughout Tōtaranu i. The unextinguished native customary rights of Te Ātiawa o Te Waka -a-Māui in Tōtaranui gave our iwi responsibilities and gives meaning and effect to the customs of kaitiaki, tikanga and manaakitanga. This includes acknowledging the history of the whenua, the moana, the awa, t he many various taonga and the tāngata and wāhi Māori of Tōtaranu i. Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui manaakitanga seeks c ommon ground upon which an affinity and sense of sharing and respect can grow. It is a deep-rooted concept in Te Ātiawa o Te Wa ka-a-Māui culture. Te Ātiawa o Te Waka -a-Māui kaitiaki role involves recognising the responsibilities passed d own from ou r tūpuna to protect places of significance, such as wāhi tapu, natural resources and the many other various taonga within Tōtaranui. It is an obligation o f the hapū and whānau who are kaitiaki of the land to look after and protect the physical and spiritual wellbeing of all treasured resources, places and sites of significance. Besides being a legendary battle ground, Tōtaranui was an important site of a permanent settlement acting as a focal point for food gathering (both whenua and moana). It has consequently played a vita l part in Te Ātiawa o Te Wa ka-a-Māui his tory as a major arrival and departure point for all those engaged in exploration, trade, warfare and migration. Te Ātiawa o Te Waka -a-Māui has close ties to both the moana and the whenua of Tōtaranui. For Te Ātiawa o Te Waka -a-Māui, the coastal and marine resources Te Tau Ihu Statutory Acknowledgements Page 103 of 163