29 Jan 2026

Sir Tipene O'Regan - The Chairman E1

From The Negotiators

Sir Tipene O'Regan describes the fire-bombings of his marae in the mid '90s as the "cheerful actions of our fellow citizens." The Ngai Tahu negotiator looks back to when, amid a hostile media, the looming 'fiscal envelope', and State-Owned Enterprises ct, the teacher, taxi driver, and freezing worker faced the might of the Crown.

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