Ngāti Whātua rolls over on Dome dump

Mikaera Miru, left, with Ngāti Whātua chief executive Alan Riwaka at the Fight the Tip annual meeting last June. Riwaka said then that any offer from WM didn’t mean the trust would roll over: “My board wants to make sure that our people are with us … ultimately our people will decide what to do.” After six years of resolutely fighting Waste Management NZ (WM) in the courts, Ngāti Whātua has shifted sides and no longer opposes a vast new regional tip south of Wellsford. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua, Te Uri o Hau and Nga Maunga Whakahii Trust, all statutory Maori trusts, have been in discussions...