High Court declines to declare Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei as having sole mana whenua rights in Auckland

By Māni Dunlop of RNZ The High Court has declined to recognise that Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei has exclusive mana whenua rights in Auckland region.After an 11 week hearing in 2021, the case is part of a seven-year…