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Over two thousand people expected for Hone Heke’s burial
Monday, 19 August 2013, 6:23 pm | David Rankin
Over two thousand people expected for Hone Heke’s burial Over two thousand people are expected to descend on the small Northland settlement of Putahi on Saturday 31 August for the dawn service at which the bones of the legendary Ngapuhi chief, Hone ... More >>
Hone Heke’s bones ready for burial” – whanau member
Sunday, 21 July 2013, 1:38 pm | David Rankin
The bones of the legendary Ngapuhi chief, Hone Heke, are now ready to be buried, says Ngapuhi kaumatua David Rankin, who took his ancestor’s bones from their resting place near Pakaraka because of sewerage seeping into the site from septic tanks. More >>
Date of Hone Heke’s reburial announced
Monday, 24 June 2013, 8:51 am | David Rankin
The Ngapuhi leader David Rankin – a descendent of the nineteenth century warrior chief Hone Heke – has announced that the reburial of Heke’s remains will take place in a dawn ceremony on Saturday 31 August in a location close to Kaikohe. More >>
Hone Heke’s remains to be reburied
Monday, 13 May 2013, 11:01 am | David Rankin
The Ngapuhi leader David Rankin – a descendent of the nineteenth century warrior chief Hone Heke – has announced that Heke’s remains will be buried near Kaikohe next month. More >>
Dame Susan gets first “fail” as Race Relations Commissioner
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 9:12 am | David Rankin
Ngapuhi leader David Rankin has claims that the new Race Relations Commissioner, Dame Susan Devoy, has fallen at the first hurdle by refusing to comment on the recent attacks on Maori welcomes by a visiting Danish politician. More >>
Ngapuhi Cannot Work With Dame Susan
Friday, 22 March 2013, 12:25 pm | David Rankin
MEDIA RELEASE: Friday 22 March 2013 For immediate release Ngapuhi Cannot Work With Dame Susan As Race Relations Commissioner Ngapuhi leader David Rankin has stated that his hapu (Matarahurahu) along with other Ngapuhi hapu he is aware of, have no ... More >>
Maori leader criticises cultural chaos at Waitangi
Sunday, 3 February 2013, 6:45 pm | David Rankin
As confusion builds over who will lead the Prime Minister on to Waitangi, Ngapuhi leader David Rankin has said that the actions of Titewhai Harawira are “culturally inept.” More >>
“Waitangi Day has been colonised” says Maori leader
Monday, 28 January 2013, 9:36 am | David Rankin
Ngapuhi leader David Rankin, whose ancestor, the Paramount Chief Hone Heke was the first Maori to sign the Treaty, claims that Waitangi Day has become colonised in recent years. “Its meaning has been sterilised”, he says. “It should be called ... More >>
Status of Maori as "indigenous" needs to be investigated
Thursday, 27 December 2012, 3:04 pm | David Rankin
Status of Maori as "indigenous" needs to be investigated says Maori leader Ngapuhi leader David Rankin says that the status of Maori as New Zealand’s indigenous population needs to be investigated in light of new research that is emerging which ... More >>
Maori claim to strike at heart of Auckland’s Queen Street
Monday, 26 November 2012, 9:14 am | David Rankin
Sunday 25 November 2012 New Maori claim to strike at heart of Auckland’s Queen Street. One of the biggest commercial buildings in New Zealand – the Phillips Fox Tower in central Auckland – stands on ground that an iwi wants registered as a ... More >>
Wind issue “not flatulence”
Monday, 10 September 2012, 12:33 pm | David Rankin
Monday 10 September 2012 Wind issue “not flatulence” says Maori leader as Tribunal claim lodged This morning, three Northland iwi leaders lodged a claim with the Waitangi Tribunal for the commercial use of wind. In the wake of the Maori Council’s recent ... More >>
Wind To Be Subject Of Next Treaty Claim
Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 12:30 pm | David Rankin
Wind To Be Subject Of Next Treaty Claim As the Government prepares to negotiate with Maori over ownership of rivers, a Waitangi Tribunal claim is being finalised for Maori to earn a dividend for the use of wind for commercial electricity generation. More >>
Ngapuhi political commentator blasts Tuku Morgan appointment
Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 1:09 pm | David Rankin
Ngapuhi political commentator and Hone Heke Foundation chairman, David Rankin, has gone on the attack, blasting Tukuroirangi Morgan for interfering in Ngapuhi issues. Mr. Morgan was recently appointed by the Crown to try and achieve unity among various ... More >>
Whanau Ora A “Race-Based Benefit Regime” Says Ngapuhi Leader
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 11:59 am | David Rankin
Whanau Ora A “Race-Based Benefit Regime” Says Ngapuhi Leader Chairman of the Hone Heke Foundation, David Rankin, says that recent media scrutiny of the Government’s Whanau Ora policy only reaches the tip of the iceberg, and claims that the policy ... More >>
An Open Letter To The Secretary Of Education
Wednesday, 25 July 2012, 9:10 am | David Rankin
Earlier this month, I was advised by the Minister of Tertiary Education, Steven Joyce, that you will be investigating my complaint that Awanuiarangi is describing itself as an indigenous university, thus breaching the Education Act (I cited the earlier ... More >>
Ngapuhi Leader Critical Of “Greedy” Water Claim
Wednesday, 18 July 2012, 4:12 pm | David Rankin
For immediate release 18 July 2012 Ngapuhi Leader Critical Of “Greedy” Water Claim Outspoken Ngapuhi leader David Rankin has criticised the claimants in the current Waitangi Tribunal water claim for acting out of what he labels “pure greed.” ... More >>
Maori leader to take action over “university”-status
Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 12:05 pm | David Rankin
Media Release 06 June 2012 Maori leader to take action against “double standard” over “university”-status The Maori tertiary provider Awanuiarangi was yesterday sticking by its claim that it is a university, with its head, Dr Graeme Smith admitting ... More >>
Wananga breaking the law and “lying to Maori”
Monday, 4 June 2012, 5:26 pm | David Rankin
Media Release 04 June 2012 Wananga breaking the law and “lying to Maori” Awanuiarangi – a Maori tertiary provider headed by Maori academic Dr Graeme Smith – is being accused of breaking the law and deceiving its students. “Awanuiarangi is calling ... More >>
Maori Leader Says Book’s Head Claims “Cultural Defamation”
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 4:54 pm | David Rankin
Controversial Ngapuhi leader David Rankin – an expert in the cultural practice of mokomokai (shrunken heads) – has hit out at a new book which details the sale of Maori shrunken heads in the 1820s. More >>
Maori Leader Demands ANZAC Apology
Sunday, 22 April 2012, 1:36 pm | David Rankin
Ngapuhi leader David Rankin has written to the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand urging that it officially condemns recent attacks on the graves of New Zealand soldiers in North Africa. More >>
