Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 28, 2018 17:41:29 GMT 12
ROHE PŌTAE REPORT BREATHES LIFE INTO IWI
Kāwhia iwi Ngāti Hikairo hopes a landmark report from the Waitangi Tribunal will revive the tribe’s fortunes.
The iwi borders Ngāti Maniapoto and Waikato and became a member of the original King Country pact, Te Ohaki Tapu in the mid-1800s.
However, rūnanga secretary Tony Spelman says soon after it lost its lands and its rights on Kāwhia Harbour and the people dispersed in order to survive.
The tribunal found the Crown needs to restore the rangatiratanga of Te Rohe Pōtae claimants....
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjAyMzQ/Breakfast%20with%20Dale/Rohe-Potae-Report-breathes-life-into-iwi
Kāwhia iwi Ngāti Hikairo hopes a landmark report from the Waitangi Tribunal will revive the tribe’s fortunes.
The iwi borders Ngāti Maniapoto and Waikato and became a member of the original King Country pact, Te Ohaki Tapu in the mid-1800s.
However, rūnanga secretary Tony Spelman says soon after it lost its lands and its rights on Kāwhia Harbour and the people dispersed in order to survive.
The tribunal found the Crown needs to restore the rangatiratanga of Te Rohe Pōtae claimants....
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjAyMzQ/Breakfast%20with%20Dale/Rohe-Potae-Report-breathes-life-into-iwi