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.

[@bronwynsmith2157]

Elders where their home is leave them alone😢

[@Margaret-n1n]

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

[@sonjaveda9832]

Omg he was born there

[@user-pi4cs2pt4i]

That is disgusting 😢

[@joeblack4531]

Kia kaha Koro an whaanau❤

[@user-ts2vs4gn9g]

Leave our kaumatua alone

[@victorlarkins2404]

Stay on uncle

[@user-pi4cs2pt4i]

No right to do that at all that is your home

[@anetarawiri2250]

Whakahokia te whenua ❤

[@jamesrudolph9054]

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

[@hirinireedy694]

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

[@raewynkapa7432]

Aroha ❤

[@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

[@riawaikerepuru2239]

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

[@terrikara6876]

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

[@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

[@JamesSmith-qw2vs]

racist media.