Naida arrived at the occupied site just after 2pm on Wednesday. She told
Checkpoint she had recently sat in silence under the giant, sprawling pōhutukawa tree, which is close to the memorial construction. “It felt like I was sitting in the arms of my ancestors of 180-plus years ago that walked this whenua. This is Mataharehare, it is a pā.” Naida is from iwi Ngāti Whātua. A hapū of that iwi - Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei - is mana whenua of the area. It had been in consultation with the Ministry of Culture and Heritage on the development of the memorial since October 2018, and supported the construction.
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Parliament Buildings, from left, Bowen House, the Beehive, and Parliament House, Wellington. Photo / File
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By: Sarah Pollok
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