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Te Matakīrea o Pātaua spokesperson Kelly Klink
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For over two weeks the working group, Te Matakīrea o Pātaua has led the response from affected whānau and hapū of Te Waiariki, holding an occupation on land at Te Mautohe ki Pātaua just outside of Whangārei.
A fifth tribal wānanga hosted by Te Mautohe ki Pātaua was held on the land this week and the group will now sort legal counsel.
Te Matakīrea o Pātaua spokesperson Kelly Klink said there had been grievance with the land as it used to be a river flowing in between Pātaua and Taiharuru but it had been dammed up.