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Ngati Kuri and Rangitāhua, the Kermadec Islands

Julian Wilcox and Bundy Waitai

Photo: Julian Wilcox and Bundy Waitai in Kaitaia

Mapuna is in Kaitaia to meet Ngati Kuri kaumatua Bundy Waitai. Over decades he conducted research into Ngati Kuri's claims before the Waitangi Tribunal. Now he speaks out about the proposed sanctuary covering a 620,000 square kilometre area in New Zealand's exclusive economic zone around the Kermadec Islands, northeast of the North Island.