Acting Chief Executive of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage - Taonga Tūturu found at Kerikeri (2015) 106 Taitokerau MB 210 (106 TTK 210) [pdf, 279 KB]
...the past 200 years. [33] It is submitted that ahi-kā is a dynamic process and the evidence before the Court shows that only Ngāti Rehia has maintained a true ahi-kā relationship with the whenua, and is an active kaitiaki of the area and its resources. An implicit requirement of ahi-kā is to be prepared to defend that status. The reciprocity expected in exercising ahi-kā and kaitiaki responsibilities is reflected in Ngāti Rehia’s consistent view that within their rohe, it...