Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 17, 2023 6:15:20 GMT 12
NGĀTI MANIAPOTO COMMEMORATE 'MOMENTOUS OCCASION' IN NZ RAILWAY HISTORY
The last iwi to allow the main trunk rail line to pass through their tribal lands is commemorating the occasion at a ceremony in King Country today - 138 years to the day that the first soil was turned over.
After the battles of Rangiaowhia and Ōrākau during the NZ Wars in 1864, Ngāti Maniapoto established the Aukati, a boundary around its territory restricting any foreign entry. This was done to preserve the rangatiratanga and mana whakahaere over their remaining lands.
However, in 1885 Ngāti Maniapoto agreed to the construction of the railway line through its lands - after a series of assurances from the Crown known as Te Ohākī Tapu - and on 15 April that year, a turning of the sod ceremony was held....
www.teaomaori.news/ngati-maniapoto-commemorate-momentous-occasion-nz-railway-history
The last iwi to allow the main trunk rail line to pass through their tribal lands is commemorating the occasion at a ceremony in King Country today - 138 years to the day that the first soil was turned over.
After the battles of Rangiaowhia and Ōrākau during the NZ Wars in 1864, Ngāti Maniapoto established the Aukati, a boundary around its territory restricting any foreign entry. This was done to preserve the rangatiratanga and mana whakahaere over their remaining lands.
However, in 1885 Ngāti Maniapoto agreed to the construction of the railway line through its lands - after a series of assurances from the Crown known as Te Ohākī Tapu - and on 15 April that year, a turning of the sod ceremony was held....
www.teaomaori.news/ngati-maniapoto-commemorate-momentous-occasion-nz-railway-history