Kaumātua ordered to leave Tai Tokerau island for illegal dwelling

A Northland kaumātua is vowing to stay on Moturua Island in Te Tai Tokerau where he was born and raised. But the Department of Conservation has ordered to dismantle his ‘illegal’ dwelling and leave the reserve because it is currently under Crown ownership.

[@Margaret-n1n]

Who do you think you are with your LAW to tell your owner they have to vacate????

[@user-pi4cs2pt4i]

That is disgusting 😢

[@bronwynsmith2157]

Elders where their home is leave them alone😢

[@user-ts2vs4gn9g]

Leave our kaumatua alone

[@sonjaveda9832]

Omg he was born there

[@victorlarkins2404]

Stay on uncle

[@user-pi4cs2pt4i]

No right to do that at all that is your home

[@jamesrudolph9054]

This is the problemwith DOC they are maori worst enemy and they quietly undermine maori .

[@anetarawiri2250]

Whakahokia te whenua ❤

[@joeblack4531]

Kia kaha Koro an whaanau❤

[@riawaikerepuru2239]

Same rythym as when he was being asked about the West Coast leases!!!! Flat as!!!!

[@terrikara6876]

Noho tu e koro kia kaha e te whanau!! ❤

[@raewynkapa7432]

Aroha ❤

[@versaryngaheke4593]

What is righteousness, kaitiakitanga o rangatiratangata whenua ❤ he has made his self-determination to noho on his ancestorial lands in aligning to interrelationships with the treaty partnership Co existing alongside one another in unison to meet the spirit and intent of the treaty where is the problem,I say to you DOC the problems of controlling our taonga tuku Iho lyes with you to make the first step to promoting a partnership of equality not of subservience of one to another there is much work to do here

[@leilah6789]

Is the crown the Govt?

[@prosodiclearning]

Kei runga i te Kawanatanga

[@hirinireedy694]

Ka aroha e Korou kia kaha koe me to whanau mokopuna hoki

[@JamesSmith-qw2vs]

racist media.