Kaumātua ordered to leave Tai Tokerau island for illegal dwelling

A Northland kaumātua is vowing to stay on Moturua Island in Te Tai Tokerau where he was born and raised. But the Department of Conservation has ordered to dismantle his ‘illegal’ dwelling and leave the reserve because it is currently under Crown ownership.

[@sonjaveda9832]

Omg he was born there

[@bronwynsmith2157]

Elders where their home is leave them alone😢

[@joeblack4531]

Kia kaha Koro an whaanau❤

[@victorlarkins2404]

Stay on uncle

[@anetarawiri2250]

Whakahokia te whenua ❤

[@Margaret-n1n]

Who do you think you are with your LAW to tell your owner they have to vacate????

[@user-pi4cs2pt4i]

That is disgusting 😢

[@user-ts2vs4gn9g]

Leave our kaumatua alone

[@raewynkapa7432]

Aroha ❤

[@user-pi4cs2pt4i]

No right to do that at all that is your home

[@terrikara6876]

Noho tu e koro kia kaha e te whanau!! ❤

[@hirinireedy694]

Ka aroha e Korou kia kaha koe me to whanau mokopuna hoki

[@riawaikerepuru2239]

Same rythym as when he was being asked about the West Coast leases!!!! Flat as!!!!

[@versaryngaheke4593]

What is righteousness, kaitiakitanga o rangatiratangata whenua ❤ he has made his self-determination to noho on his ancestorial lands in aligning to interrelationships with the treaty partnership Co existing alongside one another in unison to meet the spirit and intent of the treaty where is the problem,I say to you DOC the problems of controlling our taonga tuku Iho lyes with you to make the first step to promoting a partnership of equality not of subservience of one to another there is much work to do here

[@Frank-rx8ch]

No one is above the law. Neither is the karauna or DOC. This kaumatua was their before alot of those in the karauna was thought of little lone born.

[@leilah6789]

Is the crown the Govt?

[@prosodiclearning]

Kei runga i te Kawanatanga

[@jamesrudolph9054]

This is the problemwith DOC they are maori worst enemy and they quietly undermine maori .

[@JamesSmith-qw2vs]

racist media.