The appointment of Dr Ruakere Hond as a Pūkenga to assist the court, under s 32A of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, provided the level of care required in the matter and one the Court is extremely grateful for.
Nō te rā nei i pānuitia e te Minita Tuarua mō te Whakawhanaketanga Māori, e Nanaia Mahuta ko Kaiwhakawā Caren Fox te Kaiwhakawā Matua hou o te Kooti Whenua Māori.
Mau hikaia! Mau hikaia! Te ahi e ko Rangi matua Te ahi e ko Papa matua Te ahi e Rangi, te ahi e Papa Tēnei te kaunoti tapu Hei hika atu mō te tipua Hei hika atu mō te tawhito Ka whakamaranga!
Kua puta te tono a te Minita o Te Puni Kōkiri ki te hunga e hiahia ana ki te whai i te tūranga Kaiwhakawā Matua o Te Kooti Whenua Māori, ā, ā tōna wā ka pānuitia ko wai te Kaiwhakawā Matua hou me te Heamana hou o Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
