E kore e riro | Our story

E kore e riro | Our Story
E kore e riro is the powerful story of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei's historic "Hīkoi ki Te Kōti Matua".
Following a dawn karakia on February 9, five hundred uri of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei united in a Hīkoi from Ōrākei Marae, which sits at the very centre of Tāmaki Makaurau above Ōkahu Bay on the shores of the Waitematā Harbour, to the Auckland High Court.
The Hīkoi marked the beginning of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei’s case against the Crown to challenge its approach to settling overlapping claims.
It is a case of landmark significance which involves a number of very important issues. But its essence is uncomplicated.
It is a case about the Crown’s obligations following a Treaty settlement: specifically, an ongoing obligation to respect the iwi partner’s ahi kā roa and mana whenua.
Whiua ki te ao!
Kei a Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust te manatārua.