Māpuna for Saturday 8 July 2023
Ngati Kuri and Rangitāhua, the Kermadec Islands
Mapuna is in Kaitaia to meet Ngati Kuri kaumatua Bundy Waitai. Over decades he conducted research into Ngati Kuri's claims before the Waitangi Tribunal. Now he speaks out about the proposed sanctuary covering a 620,000 square kilometre area in New Zealand's exclusive economic zone around the Kermadec Islands, northeast of the North Island.