27 Nov 2025

Proposed Waikato housing subdivision sparks land occupation

From Checkpoint, 5:17 pm on 27 November 2025

A proposed 66 house subdivision near the shores of Lake Whakamaru in Waikato has sparked a land occupation by a local hapu. But the issues Ngati Te Kohera are fighting for go much deeper than the one development; and they might not be easy to solve. Libby Kirkby-McLeod reports.