Ngāti Hei, Mana Whenua along with Hauraki representatives, re-occupied the Whenuakite Station to prevent the sale by Landcorp of this piece of land identified as part of the iwi’s Treaty settlement. After a week-long occupation, Landcorp withdrew the property from sale. Nonetheless, Ngāti Hei occupied the land for over a month.
For more info see:
https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/36546/whenuakite-land-occupation-2007
https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/30453/whenuakite-station-protest
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