Tamati kruger biography for kids
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Tamati Kruger
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New Zealand police raids
Series of armed NZ police raids
Approximate area of the Urewera mountain range | |
| Date | 15October() |
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| Location | Ruatoki and various other locations around New Zealand |
| Arrests | 18 |
| Charges | Unlawful possession of firearms and other weapons under the Arms Act |
| Convictions | 4 |
The New Zealand police raids were a series of armed police raids conducted on 15 and 16 October , in response to alleged paramilitary training camps in the Urewera mountain range near the town of Ruatoki.[2][3] About police, including members of the Armed Offenders Squad and Special Tactics Group, were involved in the raids, which involved the execution of search warrants at various addresses throughout New Zealand, and the establishment of roadblocks at Ruatoki and Tāneatua. The police seized four guns and rounds of ammunition and arrested eighteen people.[4][5] According to police, the raids were a culmination of
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Tūhoe leader Tāmati Kruger delivered this years annual Bruce Jesson Memorial Lecture at the University of Auckland on 31 October: Koia Mārika — So it is.
This is a full transcript of that talk.
Tāmati was Tūhoes chief negotiator leading up to the iwis settlement with the Crown, and the landmark bladte Urewera Act — world-leading legislation which declared the Tūhoe homeland a legal entity in its own right. Not owned by anyone, but with its own mana and mauri, and an identity, in and of itself, inspiring people to commit to its care.
The agreement transferred management of the former Urewera National Park to a new entity, örtinfusion Urewera, run jointly by the Crown and Tūhoe.
It also agreed in principle that Tūhoe should run its own social services, including healthcare and education, for its people.
So far, Tūhoe has opened a health klinik at Taneatua and plans two more. It runs youth and counselling services, offers educational scholarships, and is b