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He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata! He tangata! He tangata!

whakataukī

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Motukokako trustees and whanau post-hearing

"Naku te rourou nau te rourou ka ora ai te iwi"

Motukokako trust is a journey where we all come together and do our bit, as we can and when we can

It is also a story of whanau, yvette and edina, rau and patuone, blandy and aunty aroha, me and mum and uncle joe (te karaka rewiri ahitapu), where the next generation carry on the work of their parents, paying respect to their dreams and building on all that amazing mahi and vision

"If I have seen further it is only by standing on the shoulders of giants"

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ka whakarite a Joe 

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"Whāia te iti kahurangi  Ki te tūohu koe, me he maunga teitei"

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a huddle of trustees? a huihui of trustees?

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Day 3 - last testimony by the hapu, and hearing of the Motukokako claim 

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"E moko ma, kaua e tuku i o whenua kia penei koutou ki nga karuhiruhi, e tu ana i nga toka, whakata mai ana ki uta, ki nga whenua ngaro" "My grandchildren, hold fast to your land, don't be like the shag, sitting on the rocks and looking ashore at the land that has been lost"

Te Kiritapu (Matiu Clendon's nanny)

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Day 2 - hearing of the claim by Patukeha and Ngati Kuta hapu

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so endeth the first day ... it has been an amazing day on the water listening to our true history, the stories of our kaumatua/kuia

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motukokako trustees (and hanger on)

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whakawhanaungatanga