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Hoteo River credit on file
Ngāti Manuhiri and Ngāti Whātūa have made a joint application to the Māori Land Court to have the bed of the Hōteo River declared Māori customary land.
Ngāti Manuhiri and Ngāti Whātūa have made a joint application to the Māori Land Court to have the bed of the Hōteo River declared Māori customary land.
Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust chair Mook Hohneck says it’s the biggest river north of Bombay and the third most polluted in the Auckland region.
Mr Hohneck says after going through the treaty settlement process, the iwi are keen to look after the rohe and their positions in it.
The boundary between the iwi is traditionally set at the Tarakihi Falls.
He says there are precedents in the ownership of the Te Arawa lakes and the arrangements made for Te Awa Tupua, the Whanganui River.
People have until February 17 to lodge objections with the court in Whangarei.
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