In the early 80s, Henare went to kōhanga reo in Ōrākei near Bastion Point, the site of the historic 506-day occupation from 1977-1978 in protest of Government plans to develop the land (once belonging to Ngāti Whātua) for housing. Well-known Māori figures were in the US at the time for the landmark Te Māori art exhibition, a collection of taonga and traditional Māori artworks, including the significant Tainui carving, Uenuku. “If it is the right cause, if it is the right kaupapa like the one I believed in on the day I stepped on the floor, then 100%.”
Author: Julia Gabel
Published at: 2025-08-09 23:00:00
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