Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 1, 2023 5:21:22 GMT 12
ŌTAKI HAPŪ TO RAISE LOSS OF WHENUA AND TE REO CONCERNS AT MARAE TRIBUNAL HEARING
Spokesperson Denise Hapeta says the main issue for Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki is “the taking of their whenua”.
In Ōtaki the hapū have lost large tracts of land, she says, despite their tūpuna gifting land to the community, such as the whenua where Te Wānanga o Raukawa now stands. That land was given to the Church Mission Society to establish schooling for the community like the Ōtaki Native Boy’s School, now the site of the wānanga, says Hapeta.....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2023/09/30/otaki-hapu-to-raise-loss-of-whenua-and-te-reo-concerns-at-marae-tribunal-hearing/
Spokesperson Denise Hapeta says the main issue for Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki is “the taking of their whenua”.
In Ōtaki the hapū have lost large tracts of land, she says, despite their tūpuna gifting land to the community, such as the whenua where Te Wānanga o Raukawa now stands. That land was given to the Church Mission Society to establish schooling for the community like the Ōtaki Native Boy’s School, now the site of the wānanga, says Hapeta.....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2023/09/30/otaki-hapu-to-raise-loss-of-whenua-and-te-reo-concerns-at-marae-tribunal-hearing/