Ngāti Rangitihi have suffered severe and lasting effects as a result of the Crown's breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi, causing them to endure significant social and economic deprivation. The interests of Ngāti Rangitihi were not protected by the Crown when the Crown leased and purchased Ngāti Rangitihi land blocks. The Crown did not consider the impact of the native land laws, where factors such as high survey costs led to major land loss for Ngāti Rangitihi. This was then compounded by the Crown taking an excessive amount of land at Te Ariki for public works. 