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Northern Hawke s Bay iwi fight for lost rights
22 Feb, 2021 03:41 AM
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Lady Tureiti Moxon (nee Hawkins, of Mohaka) at the High Court hearing in Napier on Friday. Photo / Supplied
Lady Tureiti Moxon (nee Hawkins, of Mohaka) at the High Court hearing in Napier on Friday. Photo / Supplied
Hawkes Bay Today
A Northern Hawke s Bay iwi s 30 years of modern-day battles to protect the coastal and marine resources of its areas has unfolded in an air of disbelief in a High Court hearing now in its third week in Napier.
The hearing is based on an application by Mohaka and Raupunga-based Ngati Pahauwera for recognition of customary right under the Marine and Coastal Area Act, and is before Justice Peter Churchman and is being held in the Napier War Memorial Conference Centre. It relates to the area off the coast between Poututu Stream and the Esk River.
Final farewell for top Hawke s Bay detective Rick Graham
31 Dec, 2020 01:59 AM
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The last ride for former top Hastings Detective Rick Graham, at the right the 1926 Ford Model he restored, in the distance his classic S-Type Jaguar. Photo / Doug Laing.
The last ride for former top Hastings Detective Rick Graham, at the right the 1926 Ford Model he restored, in the distance his classic S-Type Jaguar. Photo / Doug Laing.
Hawkes Bay Today
Dozens of mainly-retired police officers were among a large crowd at Thursday s funeral for former Hawke s Bay detective Rick Graham.
Serving for many years as a Detective Sergeant, preferring not to chase to the command rank of Detective Senior Sergeant, he received the Queen s Service Medal (QSM) in 1997 for service to the New Zealand Police, four years before retiring and starting a new career as a diving instructor.