Manukorihi chairperson Patsy Bodger Photo: RNZ Te Kōhia Pā was bought by the council in 2016 with plans for an education and heritage centre on the site where an attack by British troops kicked off the wars in 1860. Those plans languish at the bottom of New Plymouth's proposed Long Term Plan, with no more spending till 2030. The chairperson of Waitara's Manukorihi hapū, Patsy Bodger, said Te Kōhia needed continuing support and should be at the front end of the 10-year plan. "We want it done now otherwise it's going to lose momentum. Unless they agree to support it it's a dead duck."