Independent Ngāpuhi hapū join forces in new Treaty claims alliance
Ko te hononga tai
Ko te hononga hapū
The binding tides is also that which binds the hapū.
Ngāti Manu
Patukeha
Ngāti Kuta
Exercising their hapu rangatiratanga at a hui held yesterday at Kaingahoa Marae, Te Rawhiti, Bay of Islands the
Pewhairangi Coastal hapū of Ngāti Kuta, Patukeha, Ngāti Manu me ona hapu ririki, Te Uri o Raewera, Te Uri Ongaonga, Te
Uri Karaka hapū issued the following statement.
1. The Pewhairangi Coastal hapū of Ngāti Kuta, Patukeha, Ngāti Manu, Te Uri o Raewera, Te Uri Ongaonga, Te Uri
Karaka confirm their agreement (“Whakaaetanga”) to form an Alliance as a large natural grouping to progress their Treaty of
Waitangi Claims with the Crown.
2. “The Alliance” unequivocally rejects that Tuhoronuku continues to hold the mandate to negotiate with the Crown on their behalf and we
assert that the Crown must immediately withdraw the mandated authority from Tuhoronuku.