Can the Kiwis out there tell me what’s goin’ on at Ihumātao a bit further A decision on the future of the disputed site of Ihumātao outside Auckland is imminent, according to a protest organiser Pania Newton.
The sacred site in south Auckland was seized by the Crown in 1863, and sold to private developer Fletcher Building in 2016, which planned to put housing on the land.
In August last year Māori activists seized Ihumātao and staged a mass occupation, with thousands of New Zealanders travelling from around the country to take part in the sit-in. The aim of the occupation was to reclaim the land for Māori and all New Zealanders as a public space.
