Waitangi Land Wars 2018 - right under our noses:

The score is two nil to Tangata Whenua in the battle against the Crown for the two pieces of land adjacent to Te Tii marae at Waitangi on Waitangi Day, which Police attempted to claim on behalf of the Far North District Council, while the politically compliant news, advertising and entertainment media studiously ignored these events in favour of providing extensive coverage to a sausage sizzle held up at the Busby residence a few hundred yards away.

Behold the arrogance of the "permit" and associated correspondence divulged reluctantly by NZ Police in response to an Official Information Act request, reproduced below.






So "Authorised Council Officer Dawn Underwood" is granting permission to "Hinewhare Harawire" - HARAWIRE?  HARAWIRE???  To occupy our own land?

Why is Hinewhare Harawire asking for permission to occupy this whenua from FNDC?

Why isn't Hinewhare Harawire asking what the Far North District Council is doing thinking they can grant ANYONE "permission" to occupy this land?  This land doesn't belong to the Far North District Council.  It belongs to Ngapuhi.

Finally, the "permit to occupy" is dated the 18th December 2018, thereby making it invalid at the time Police tried to enforce it.

This "Hikoi for Justice" referred to in this "permit" is a bit of a joke to say the least.  We'll address that in due course.

Here's the letter from the Far North District Council to the trustees of the Waitangi Marae - the land belongs to the Waitangi Marae, Te Tii - the only marae at Waitangi.

This is the letter to the trustees of Te Tii from the Far North District Council informing them of this decision.  Note the date, 31 January 2018.   This lack of consultation is typical of the Crown and its representatives and will not be tolerated.  This letter is a gross insult, as is the one from the Police, printed below.






Note that this letter is dated the 31st January 2018, and it refers to a permit from 1 February 2018 - less than 24 hours notice.  What a mockery of the idea of consultation between the representatives and delegated authorities of the Crown of England and Tangata Whenua.




Inspector Ruth is a liar.  His refusal to allow Te Ringa Mangu Mihaka's agent to photograph the documents was witnessed by a number of people and a formal complaint is being prepared to address his deliberate lies.  The reason for his refusal is now obvious.

The preposterous assertion that there is no significance to the land is an utter insult to the intelligence - the land has been registered as a wahi tapu of historical significance for years.

We have requested the information referred to in this letter from Sgt Ruth including the minutes of the meeting he refers to, etc.


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