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Ihumātao
Ihumātao is an archeological site of historic importance in the suburb of Māngere, Auckland. Once a pā site, it stands on the Ihumātao Peninsula, at the base of Ōtuataua, part of the Auckland volcanic field. Its scoria cone reaches above sea level. Māori first settled in the area as early as the 14th century CE. During the Invasion of the Waikato in 1863, the local Māori had their land confiscated by the New Zealand government as punishment for supporting the Kīngitanga movement. The name translates as "cold nose". The land was largely used for farming until late 2016 when the construction-management company Fletcher Building acquired the site as part of a housing-development project. A group of local activists, led by Pania Newton, opposed the development of the site and staged protests and an occupation of the land over the next three years. In December 2021, the site was purchased by the government with the proposal that it be used for housing purposes. a steeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pania Newton
Pania Newton (born 1990 or 1991) is a New Zealand lawyer and activist for Māori people, Māori land rights. In 2016, Newton was a co-founder and spokesperson of the group Save Our Unique Landscape (SOUL), which protested against the development of land at Ihumātao in south Auckland from 2016 to 2020. As a result of the group's protest action, the New Zealand government purchased the land from the developer in 2020, although its future remains unresolved. Early life and education Newton grew up in south Auckland, spending most of her life in Ihumātao, and attended Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae. She is a member of the iwi (tribes) of Ngāpuhi, Waikato (iwi), Waikato, Ngāti Mahuta and Ngāti Maniapoto. She completed a double degree in law and health sciences at the University of Auckland in 2015. Newton initially moved to Rotorua after graduating to take up a position in a law firm; however, she returned to Auckland after hearing about the development at Ihumātao in south Auc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
