I live in Kaikohe my mums whakapapa links me to both trust boards, infact all members of both trusts carry the same whakapapa I have tride many times prior to this to make contact with the mandated negotiators, by going up for meetings (that don't happen) by trying to contact via phone, email even to Office of Treaty Setlements 'no-'JOY' I wanted to see and consider the settlement for myself and my whanau
After the signing in princple I was finally able to have a look, it is very scarey, what is being given back? and to whom? Kahukuraariki have full right to lease knowing that Crown have a 50% right of money, the land wasn't settled it was gifted and finally, (some)land title has already been determined fee simple, and what whanau, organisations anywhere in NZ have government departments involved with their interests. My final coment, why have Ngati Aukiwa whanau been termed protestors, angry mob instead of seeing us as concerned benificiares to the signing and how many were there to tautoko I ask