September 15, 2019
Ngāti Hine sets own path
Points for consistency to Ngāti Hine.
The Northland iwi, which encompasses nine hapū from just north of Whangārei to Kawakawa, launched a roadshow at Ōtiria Marae on Saturday aimed at securing a mandate to negotiate a settlement independent of Ngāpuhi.
That follows years of fighting against a single unified settlement favoured by the Ngāpuhi Rūnanga-based negotiating body Tūhoronuku.
Tāmaki Makaurau MP Peeni Henare says Ngāti Hine has always maintained it is able govern itself.
"I'm proud of my people because they've stuck to their guns around what Ngāti Hine aspires for itself and the kōrero goes like this, mā Ngāti Hine a Ngāti Hine e kōrero and it's really about making sure our aspirations are met and in the absence of any clear pathway forwards for a settlement, congratulations to Ngāti Hine for forging its way," he says.
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