I'd like to reflect on some of the interactions with the Crown following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi by representatives of Ngāti Hinerangi in Tauranga in 1840 which form the background and basis of this settlement. In the early 1860s, Ngāti Hinerangi became adherents of the Kīngitanga movement. Ngāti Hinerangi joined forces to fight against the Crown in both the Taranaki and Waikato Wars. Ngāti Hinerangi were also among the forces which fought against the Crown in Tauranga at Gate Pā. The Crown acts of purchasing land such as the Te Puna - Katikati block, an area in which Ngāti Hinerangi had interests, were not investigated properly, and Ngāti Hinerangi received no benefits from the sale and were not able to retain parts of the land. 