The collective voice of Māori working people, Te Rūnanga o ngā Kaimahi Māori, the partner of the Council of Trade
Unions, is calling for the sacred Ihumātao land in South Auckland to be returned to Iwi.
CTU Vice-President Māori Syd Keepa, on behalf of Te Rūnanga, is calling on the Iwi to open the channels of dialogue to
allow a pathway forward to be found."
"Once sacred land has been lost to corporate big business it is gone forever. How Fletchers could even consider a
housing development built on the bones of our ancestors is beyond belief. We must protect our tapu sites - they are
deeply significant to all Māori," Keepa said.
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