March 01, 2024
Charlie Crofts a takata hūmārie
Posted On March 1, 2024
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A tōtara of Ngai Tahu bids farewell to another who has fallen.
A tōtara of Ngai Tahu bids farewell to another who has fallen.
Ngatira Charles Stuart Te Manemoeroa Crofts died on Monday, aged 80 and was laid to rest yesterday at Koukourarata-Port Levy.
Fellow Ngai Tahu claim negotiator Sir Tipene O’Regan says Mr Crofts stepped up to lead the post-settlement rūnanga and did so with a composure that steadied the organisation.
“I had a very rich and treasured relationship with him. He was an equable person, he was even, as I say a takata hūmārie,” he says