Journalist Mike McRoberts joined us in Nelson to share the important story of the Nelson Tenths in his debut feature as Te Ao Māori Editor at National Business Review.

 

The story is behind the NBR paywall. Some of the key points it covers:

 

• The failure of consecutive governments to resolve this issue
• The Government’s decision to allocate $3.6m in the Budget for an appeal – before the High Court decision is even released
• The emotional journey undertaken by the whānau to get to this point

 

Thank you to spokespeople kaumātua Rore Stafford, Kerensa Johnston and Jeremy Banks.

 

Thank you also to Xanthe Banks, 17, who spoke on behalf of the next generation with hope for justice in our case.

 

“It’s sad that we have to be a part of this. Our tūpuna have been fighting for this for so long. It feels like it should be over and we shouldn’t have to keep going through it.”

 

https://www.nbr.co.nz/te-ao-maori/multi-billion-dollar-legal-dispute-200-years-in-the-making/