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Pigeon crime “culturally acceptable” says Ngapuhi leader
Thursday, 25 June 2015, 12:37 pm | David Rankin
Pigeon crime “culturally acceptable” says Ngapuhi leader The Ngapuhi leader David Rankin has come out in support of embattled Ngapuhi Runanga chairman Sonny Tau, who is being investigated by the Department of Conservation for trying to smuggle ... More >>
“Taniwha Tax” culturally wrong and easily solved
Monday, 20 April 2015, 10:38 am | David Rankin
“Taniwha Tax” culturally wrong and easily solved – says Maori academic As developers and property owners face thousands of dollars in fees for Maori "cultural impact assessments" on thousands of sites across Auckland, a Maori academic says there ... More >>
Iwi leaders’ water claim “nothing but corporate greed”
Monday, 13 April 2015, 2:38 pm | David Rankin
As iwi leaders from around the country meet to discuss claiming commercial rights to all the country’s lakes, rivers, reservoirs, dams and any other fresh water, Ngapuhi academic David Rankin has questioned their motives. More >>
Iwi leader calls for Maori Boycott of ANZAC Day
Tuesday, 7 April 2015, 8:59 am | David Rankin
• Says ANZAC Day is being hijacked by Turks to hide the genocide centenary • Turkish Embassy refuses to respond • “Take poppies off to show solidarity with indigenous Armenians” The Ngapuhi leader and academic David Rankin has called for ... More >>
Marsden’s sermon a “publicity stunt” says iwi leader
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 9:47 am | David Rankin
Marsden’s sermon a “publicity stunt” says iwi leader The Ngapuhi leader David Rankin (the senior descendent of Hone Heke) has controversially challenged the country’s early colonial history, claiming that the Rev. Samuel Marsden was not the first person ... More >>
Tribunal ignored testimony and defames ancestor
Friday, 14 November 2014, 1:04 pm | David Rankin
The Ngapuhi leader David Rankin (a descendent of the nineteenth century warrior chief Hone Heke) says that the Waitangi Tribunal report on Maori sovereignty, which is released today, defames his famous ancestor. More >>
Kaumatua to organise petition to end Maori seats
Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 9:51 am | David Rankin
Ngapuhi kaumatua David Rankin has announced that he will be organising a nationwide petition to seek support from Maori voters to end the Maori seats. “These seats are patronising”, he says. “They imply we need a special status, and that we ... More >>
Labour candidate plans to leave electorate after election
Tuesday, 12 August 2014, 2:31 pm | David Rankin
This is according to Ngapuhi kaumatua David Rankin, who has challengedHenare to confirm otherwise. More >>
Maori King challenges Ngapuhi leader to front up
Tuesday, 29 July 2014, 12:55 pm | David Rankin
Following his strong condemnation of the Maori King, Tuheitia yesterday, Ngapuhi kaumatua David Rankin has received a challenge this afternoon from prominent Kingitanga [King Movement] supporter Mamae Takerei. More >>
Ngapuhi wants to overthrow Maori King
Monday, 28 July 2014, 11:13 am | David Rankin
Ngapuhi is planning a hui for the end of the year – organised by iwi leader David Rankin – in which the future of the King Movement will be discussed. More >>
Labour candidate could threaten Treaty settlement
Tuesday, 3 June 2014, 1:58 pm | David Rankin
This is according to Ngapuhi kaumatua David Rankin, who says that Henare represents Ngati Hine, which has been a firm opponent of Ngapuhi’s proposed settlement with the Crown. More >>
Taurua will face Police complaint if he doesn’t back down
Monday, 10 March 2014, 1:15 pm | David Rankin
Ngapuhi elder David Rankin has warned Kingi Taurua that if he doesn’t back down from his threat to vandalise a monument at Waitangi, he will lay a complaint with the Police against Taurua for threatening criminal damage. More >>
Taurua will face Police complaint if he doesn’t back down
Monday, 10 March 2014, 1:15 pm | David Rankin
Ngapuhi elder David Rankin has warned Kingi Taurua that if he doesn’t back down from his threat to vandalise a monument at Waitangi, he will lay a complaint with the Police against Taurua for threatening criminal damage. More >>
Ngapuhi “on the wrong side of history” in treaty settlement
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 12:20 pm | David Rankin
Ngapuhi “on the wrong side of history” in treaty settlement Ngapuhi elder David Rankin has warned that the tribe faces a generation of crippling poverty if the planned Treaty settlement with the Crown does not go ahead soon. Responding to Ngati Hine’s ... More >>
Political commentator: Final Waitangi Day for Maori Party
Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 1:30 pm | David Rankin
Ngapuhi political commentator David Rankin has spoken out ahead of Waitangi Day, saying that this is the final Waitangi Day for the Maori Party in Parliament. Mr Rankin, who was the first commentator to pick Hone Harawira’s exit from the Maori ... More >>
Boycott Waitangi Day until we deal with Maori child abuse
Monday, 27 January 2014, 6:55 pm | David Rankin
A Ngapuhi leader has sparked controversy by saying that Waitangi Day celebrations should be called off this year and the money saved be invested in curbing Maori child abuse. “Waitangi Day celebrations around the country will cost the taxpayer over ... More >>
Hone Heke secretly buried early amid security fears
Sunday, 20 October 2013, 2:33 pm | David Rankin
In the early hours of this morning, just before sunrise, a small private ceremony was held at which the remains of the nineteenth-century warrior chief Hone Heke were buried More >>
Security risks mounting over Heke’s burial
Thursday, 17 October 2013, 10:37 am | David Rankin
Ngapuhi spokesman David Rankin has expressed serious concerns over the security surrounding the burial of the remains of his ancestor – the nineteenth-century warrior chief Hone Heke – at the end of this month. More >>
“Critics of Heke’s burial need to be muzzled”
Friday, 11 October 2013, 10:26 am | David Rankin
Ngapuhi spokesman David Rankin has lashed out against critics of plans to re-bury the remains of his ancestor – the nineteenth-century warrior chief Hone Heke – at the end of this month. More >>
Hone Heke’s remains make their way north for reburial
Sunday, 6 October 2013, 10:45 am | David Rankin
The Ngapuhi leader David Rankin has announced that the remains of his ancestor – the nineteenth-century warrior chief Hone Heke – have been taken to a private location just outside of Kaikohe, in preparation for their burial on 28 October More >>
