Tuhoe protest against their own
27 Apr, 2021 07:34 PM
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Tuhoe elders (from left) Te Waiarani Harawira, Paki Nikora and Heni Davis-Teepa are flanked by the names of marae and hapu who have pulled out of Tuhoe governing body Te Uru Taumatua. Photo / Charlotte Jones, LDR
Tuhoe elders (from left) Te Waiarani Harawira, Paki Nikora and Heni Davis-Teepa are flanked by the names of marae and hapu who have pulled out of Tuhoe governing body Te Uru Taumatua. Photo / Charlotte Jones, LDR
Disillusioned Tuhoe are marching against their own after years of growing tension between hapū and tribal leadership.
Murmurings of dissent within the Tuhoe nation have grown to a roar and, on Friday, kaumatua and close to 50 supporters protested outside the iwi headquarters in Taneatua.