'Expression of Regret insufficient' - rights advocate

The British High Commissioner will deliver an "expression of regret" to Gisborne iwi, for the hara, or sins committed when James Cook and his crew first set foot in New Zealand. The iwi says within the first two hours of Cook's arrival, the British had trespassed, terrorised, killed people and stolen taonga. Indigenous Rights Advocate Tina Ngata, who has been leading opposition to Tuia 250 - the commemorations of Cook's arrival - says the British government should be taking ownership of setting in train a series of events that has an enduring impact on Maori.