Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 19, 2020 2:58:03 GMT 12
HAPU PUSH FOR PLACE IN MANGATU SETTLEMENT
A group from Gisborne area iwi Ngā Ariki Kaipūtahi has moved on to land on Mangatu Blocks to protest a settlement offer which would give it only a fraction of what it lost.
Member Tawera Tuhuri says the land controlled by one of the country’s largest Māori incorporations was originally the domain of Pera Te Uatuku, but it was claimed by others while he was imprisoned on Rekohu-Chatham Island for his support of Te Kooti.
As well as the land, Ngā Ariki Kaipūtahi wants a pardon for Pera Te Uatuku......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MjM2MjU=/Hapu-push-for-place-in-Mangatu-settlement
A group from Gisborne area iwi Ngā Ariki Kaipūtahi has moved on to land on Mangatu Blocks to protest a settlement offer which would give it only a fraction of what it lost.
Member Tawera Tuhuri says the land controlled by one of the country’s largest Māori incorporations was originally the domain of Pera Te Uatuku, but it was claimed by others while he was imprisoned on Rekohu-Chatham Island for his support of Te Kooti.
As well as the land, Ngā Ariki Kaipūtahi wants a pardon for Pera Te Uatuku......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MjM2MjU=/Hapu-push-for-place-in-Mangatu-settlement