Claude Thomas was beaten until he went deaf for being left handed. He fears he won t live to get justice
22 Feb, 2021 03:58 PM
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Napier man Claude Thomas told the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care that he suffered abuse at school for being left-handed which left him deaf in one ear. Photo / Warren Buckland
Napier man Claude Thomas told the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care that he suffered abuse at school for being left-handed which left him deaf in one ear. Photo / Warren Buckland
Left-handed Napier man Claude Thomas handwriting and penmanship is exemplary.
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Opihi Whanaungakore hearing: Ngāti Awa won t participate in desecration of sacred lands
18 Feb, 2021 07:51 PM
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Whakatāne overlooking the ancient coastal urupa Opihi Whanaungakore in background . Photo / File
Charlotte is a Local Democracy Reporter based in Whakatane.
Iwi have made it clear they will not be participating in the desecration of their sacred, ancestral lands.
At the final day of the hearing into the granting of a resource consent for a residential subdivision next to an ancient urupa in Whakatāne, tangata whenua were adamant they would not take part in any accidental discovery protocol if koiwi (bones) were found during development – to do so would sever their whakapapa to the land and make a mockery of their role as kaitiaki, they said.