Hapu protest Tuhoe dictatorship Te Ringahuia Hata
A Tuhoe kaumātua says last week’s protest against the tribe’s governing body was just a start.
Members of several hapū picketed the Tanetua headquarters of Te Uru Taumatua over a range of grievances including a letter saying hapū would no longer have access to education grants, hunting licences, fish and tents for tangihanga if they withdrew from the board.
Paki Nikora says resentment has been growing over the way chair Tamati Kruger runs the board, including enforcing policies to stop marae and hapū accessing funds from government agencies.
Hapū were incensed at being told they could not access grants from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade their marae.
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Disillusioned Tūhoe are marching against their own after years of growing tension between hapū and tribal leadership.
Tūhoe elders (L-R) Te Waiarani Harawira, Paki Nikora and Heni Davis-Teepa are flanked by the names of marae and hapū which have pulled out of Tūhoe governing body Te Uru Taumatua.
Photo: LDR / Charlotte Jones
Murmurings of dissent within the Tūhoe nation have grown to a roar and, on Friday, kaumatua and close to 50 supporters protested outside the iwi headquarters in Tāneatua.
Anger at leadership decisions has seen some hapū pull away from the iwi s governing authority Te Uru Taumatua (TUT).
Tuhoe protest against their own
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Tuhoe elders (from left) Te Waiarani Harawira, Paki Nikora and Heni Davis-Teepa are flanked by the names of marae and hapu who have pulled out of Tuhoe governing body Te Uru Taumatua. Photo / Charlotte Jones, LDR
Tuhoe elders (from left) Te Waiarani Harawira, Paki Nikora and Heni Davis-Teepa are flanked by the names of marae and hapu who have pulled out of Tuhoe governing body Te Uru Taumatua. Photo / Charlotte Jones, LDR
Disillusioned Tuhoe are marching against their own after years of growing tension between hapū and tribal leadership.
Murmurings of dissent within the Tuhoe nation have grown to a roar and, on Friday, kaumatua and close to 50 supporters protested outside the iwi headquarters in Taneatua.
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