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Ngapuhi Leader Vows to Take Crown to Tribunal

Tuesday, 10 January 2006, 9:45 am | David Rankin

Ngapuhi leader David Rankin has announced that he will consider making a Watangi Tribunal claim against the Crown if the current Ngati Whatua settlement process is successful. More >>

Harawira Rejects Ngapuhi Kaumatua

Thursday, 20 October 2005, 10:52 am | David Rankin

Long-time Maori activist Titewhai Harawira publicly announced last night that she would not support Te Uira – a committee of Ngapuhi kaumatua and academics which has been formed to scrutinise the actions of the Ngapuhi Runanga. More >>

Ngapuhi’s consultation ‘disaster’

Tuesday, 11 October 2005, 1:40 pm | David Rankin

Ngapuhi has already spent hundreds of thousands of its fisheries settlement trying to get its members to join the runanga, but with little success, according to Ngapuhi monitoring group Te Uira. Spokesman David Rankin has revealed that the runanga’s ... More >>

Ngapuhi Heading for Settlement Crisis

Tuesday, 4 October 2005, 10:07 am | David Rankin

Ngapuhi – the country’s largest iwi – is heading for a financial crisis over the $66 million fisheries settlement it received last week, according to Ngapuhi leader David Rankin. More >>

Open Letter to Te Runanga o Ngapuhi

Tuesday, 13 September 2005, 4:03 pm | David Rankin

A week ago, I wrote an open letter to the Runanga, expressing some concerns that are widespread through Nga Puhi. If one good thing has come from this action, it is that dozens of people have started to reflect on what it means to be Nga Puhi. More >>

Open Letter to Te Runanga a iwi o Ngapuhi

Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 8:48 am | David Rankin

This is an open letter to the Te Runanga a iwi o Ngapuhi and addresses a critical issue for our people. More >>

Maori Solution to All-Black Haka ‘Crisis

Tuesday, 30 August 2005, 9:59 am | David Rankin

Ngapuhi leader David Rankin had his phone running hot all weekend following the first outing of the All Blacks’ new Haka. ‘People were shocked’, says Mr. Rankin. ‘It’s not a haka in the traditional sense of the term – it’s a cultural patchwork’. Many ... More >>

Maori's historic election choice – Ngapuhi Leader

Monday, 22 August 2005, 2:28 pm | David Rankin

Ngapuhi leader and commentator, David Rankin, says that the forthcoming General Election is the most important facing Maori and the country at large in a generation. ‘Unlike previous elections, the difference between the two main parties is vivid’, ... More >>

Ngapuhi Alliance Smashed Claims Maori Leader

Wednesday, 18 May 2005, 4:43 pm | David Rankin

An alliance between Ngapuhi and Ngati Hine, formed in 1844 by Hone Heke, has been broken over the fisheries settlement claims Heke’s descendent, David Rankin. More >>

Legal action possible in Northland election

Tuesday, 5 October 2004, 10:16 am | David Rankin

Trouble is brewing in Northland local politics as Far North District Council candidate David Rankin faced a volley of hostility from council employee, Rick McCall, over the plans for Kaikohe’s Hone Heke marae. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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