"If the harbour dies, we die": Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngāi Tūkairangi challenge Stella Passage expansion

#HePūrongo Major infrastructure changes are looming for Tauranga’s harbour, but local opposition is intensifying. Aukaha News speaks with Ngāi Te Rangi chair Charlie Tawhiao and Ngāi Tūkairangi hapū’s Riri Ellis, who argue the project threatens the survival of their harbour and ignores the historic and ongoing impacts of land dispossession on their people. They say they’ve suffered enough across multiple generations and for more than 150 years since the land and seas seizures started. Here’s Maioha Panapa with this story. #StellaPassage #NgāiTeRangi #NgāiTūkairangi #TeAwanui #PortofTauranga #AukahaNews Aukaha News - Te Tai Pūkōrero --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS • Facebook:   / aukahanews   • Instagram:   / aukahanews   • TikTok:   / aukahanews   • YouTube:    / @aukahanews5169