In the early hours of Thursday 30 October 2025, members of the northern Ngatiwai tribe gathered at the Tutukaka marina for a 22 km boat trip to the Poor Knights Islands.
Ngatiwai is a multi-million-dollar tribal business conglomerate with 8,000 members. Registered as a charity, it pays no tax. Its income is derived largely from fisheries settlements, equity holdings, managed funds, Government contracts, commercial property, and consultation fees. As of 2024, it has an asset base of over $21.3 million and a property portfolio that includes the Oceans Resort Hotel in Tutukaka, the Bland Bay campground, and the Westpac and Warehouse buildings in downtown Whangarei.
Their destination that morning, the Poor Knights Islands constitute the eroded remnants of a 4-million-year-old volcano estimated to have been 1,000 metres tall and 25 kilometres wide.
Home to one of the largest sea caves on Earth, the underwater structures and nutrient-rich ocean currents rank it amongst the world’s top diving destinations.
Along with the unique flora and fauna found on the islands, the Poor Knights is one of New Zealand’s most highly prized ecological areas.
The Marine Reserves Act 1971, which bans all fishing within 800 metres of the shore, safeguards the marine life.
And the Reserves Act 1977, provides the rare native plants and animals the highest level of natural habitat protection available in New Zealand.
Managed by the Department of Conservation, access to the Poor Knights is highly restricted to protect the unique ecosystem. The main islands of Tawhiti Rahi and Aorangi are not only home to the endangered tuatara, but they are the sole breeding grounds for the world’s population of Buller’s Shearwater.
This migratory seabird, which has a territory that ranges across the Pacific Ocean and up to the Arctic Circle, returns to the Poor Knights in September to breed. A single egg is laid in burrows that can be up to 3 metres long. Hatching after 7 weeks, the “mutton bird” chicks – long considered a delicacy by Ngatiwai – are ready to leave the nest after 14 weeks as they prepare to migrate northwards to Japan.
Ngatiwai’s trip to the Poor Knights was undertaken in their “waka hourua”. While this translates as a double-hulled canoe evoking images of carved wooden logs, flax lashings, woven sails, and paddles, in reality, the Hinemoana II is a 61-foot, 8 tonne fibreglass vessel with engines and fabric sails.
According to the Ngatiwai Chairman Aperahama Kepeti-Edwards, their actions that day – landing on the islands without authorisation, and desecrating the natural landscape by erecting a flagpole and cementing in a carved wooden post – were designed as a direct challenge to the sovereignty of the Crown:
“As a direct act of protest, Ngatiwai have travelled to Poor Knights Islands aboard our waka hourua to raise our flags and erect a pou whenua – a deliberate assertion of our rangatiratanga and enduring ancestral connection. This action will be taken despite strict legal prohibitions under current conservation and marine reserve regulations, which restrict our access to these islands even as mana whenua and mana moana. By doing so, we declare that Ngātiwai – not the Crown – holds the rightful authority over these taonga. Our message to the Crown is clear: further attempts to undermine our rights will be met with resistance.”
While Ngatiwai’s deliberate acts of defiance and rebellion have broken multiple laws, to date there has been no public response from the Department of Conservation, the Police, nor the Coalition.
Firstly, they anchored their boat and landed protesters and gear on the island.
They went walkabout to find a suitable spot to erect a flagpole and fly their flag – as a claim of territory and sovereignty – all recorded on drone footage for their Facebook page.
A suitable site for their carved post needed to be located, so it could be seen from the sea as an on-going symbol of their claim. Foundations were then dug, concrete mixed and poured, and the posted cemented in.
Since landing on the islands is strictly prohibited unless a permit has been granted – which is usually limited to scientific purposes – iwi members were fully aware their unauthorised actions created an ecological risk. In fact, they claimed to have followed ‘strict biosecurity protocols’ – but they would say that, wouldn’t they!
The reality is that through their actions that day, they breached the Marine Reserves Act 1971 and the Reserves Act 1977 by landing – without permission – and disturbing the natural environment.
In particular, under the Reserves Act 1977, trespassing and erecting structures subjects them to a maximum penalty for individuals of two years jail and a fine of up to $100,000 – or $200,000 for a company.
The Act also states in section 102A(3) (c) “in any case, where the offence is a continuing one, a further fine not exceeding $10,000 for every day on which the offence continues.”
While the flagpole and flag were removed after photos were taken, since the carved post remains, $10,000 a day in penalties should be accruing.
Ngatiwai’s actions that day were unacceptable. Their breach of the law was a deliberate criminal act, which put in danger one of New Zealand’s most iconic reserves. They should be prosecuted with the maximum penalties imposed as a deterrent to others considering similar action.
The Department of Conservation, the Minister, and the Police need to publicly explain what they intend to do about Ngatiwai’s law breaking. Or is Minister Tama Potaka planning on turning a blind eye because the offenders are Maori?
Ngatiwai claimed their action was part of a protest against the tightening up of the Marine and Coastal Area Act. This reform was necessary to prevent activist judges from reinterpreting the law to deliver control of New Zealand’s entire coastline to Maori — rather than limiting recognition to remote areas, as originally intended by Parliament.
With the Poor Knights one of New Zealand’s most popular tourist spots, and one of the country’s most protected areas, Ngatiwai can hardly claim they have ‘exclusively used and occupied the area without substantial interruption since 1840’, which they would need to do to succeed in their Customary Marine Title claim.
In fact, their application to the High Court that was lodged in 2017, reveals the customary rights they would like to gain if they win their case. These include:
a. Fishing, utilising nets, and hand-lines to catch various species including groper, kingfish, kahawai, mullet, shrimp, rock lobster, eels, butterfish, mako, red moki, flounder, rock cod, shark, snapper, tuna, octopus, and starfish;
b. Harvesting shellfish including kina, mussels, paua, pipi, catseye, crabs, seasnail, scallops, toheroa, cockles, tuatua, and rock oysters;
c. Accessing and caring for stranded marine mammals, and obtaining bone from deceased marine mammals;
d. Activities related to spiritual practices such as wahi tapu, and imposing rahui;
e. Planting, cultivating and gathering plant species;
f. Gathering edible and aquatic plants, including seaweeds;
g. Gathering and extracting minerals, including Onerahi chert and accessing other minerals on our offshore islands, particularly obsidian;
h. Snaring and egg-gathering for birds including but not limited to manu oi (mutton bird), skua, wood pigeon, kaka and little blue penguin;
i. Collecting driftwood and other natural resources;
j. Utilising temporary campsites for seasonal harvesting and ceremonial activities.
It is clear from their application that, should they gain a Customary Marine Title over the Poor Knights Islands, conservation values would be trashed.
A related affidavit, which expands on their application and highlights not only their opposition to Crown protection within ecologically significant areas, but also their specific desire for mutton birds, indicates that Buller’s Shearwater are likely to be a primary target, should Ngatiwai gain control of the Poor Knights.
Whether their October trip was designed to scope out the size of their potential harvest of mutton bird chicks, should they succeed in gaining title, is not known.
Ngatiwai claim, of course, that they are better conservators than the Crown.
But anyone foolish enough to accept this should be reminded of the devastation that has befallen one of the world’s most highly rated ecological areas – the Urewera National Park – once Tuhoe, who used the same argument, was given control of the area by John Key’s National Government in 2014, under advice from Chris Finlayson.
Ngatwai’s ambition to harvest shearwater chicks ties in with work carried out by the Options Development Group. This independent body of 15 members – 8 selected by iwi leaders, with 4 from Conservation Boards, and 3 Department of Conservation staff – which was appointed under Jacinda Ardern’s administration, recommended the cultural harvesting of native birds.
While their proposal to revoke Crown ownership of New Zealand’s protected wildlife and introduce tribal harvesting of native species hasn’t yet been adopted, their suggestions for greater involvement of activist Maori in conservation decision-making is undoubtedly influencing the Coalition’s current Conservation reforms.
Rather than greater involvement of Maori in conservation, the Coalition should be restoring equal rights by revoking all cultural harvesting, including of marine life.
Ngatiwai’s unauthorised visit to the Poor Knights was part of a broader protest against the Coalition’s commitment to one law for all.
It is important to recognise that the modern interpretation of the Treaty, Te Tiriti, has been weaponised – without any public mandate whatsoever – to deliver tribal rule.
That means the only way to restore equal rights in this country is to legislate for the complete removal of race and culture from legislation. Unless that is done, it is likely this type of rebellion will escalate as more Kiwis become influenced by the propaganda of the tribal elite.
This week’s NZCPR Guest Commentator is the fearless researcher and writer John Robinson, who, in a series of articles, outlines the situation we now face:
“New Zealand is no longer one people but divided into two separate races. The full project of apartheid with separation of governments, rights, and laws has been set down in the He Puapua report. The control of media and public information is so complete that the project has been successfully hushed up, and most people remain unaware of the proposal for a dominant tribal way of life with many race-based centres of power scattered across the country to replace one unified nation.
“Support for that division has been provided by serious distortions in stories of the past, a rewriting of history, and the production of misleading accounts from controlled research – together feeding feelings of grievance among Maori and of guilt among non-Maori…
“Two important examples of the subsequent false narratives are provided: ‘Maori nineteenth century population: model estimates’ and ‘Pre-contact Maori population and date of first arrival’.
“The first paper deals with the erroneous claim that population loss during the murderous tribal musket wars was insignificant. The picture is of harm done by colonisation to a successful culture.
“The second paper corrects the insistence that Maori were the first settlers, which is the basis of the claim that they are the indigenous people and thus qualify for the international support promised by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People.”
Dr Robinson’s papers are designed to help correct false narratives that risk becoming accepted wisdom.
That’s also what Sir Apirana Ngata’s 1922 explanation of the Maori version of Treaty of Waitangi does when it reminds us that at the time of the signing of the Treaty when tribal leaders ceded sovereignty to the Crown, New Zealand was in a state of turmoil, with “lawlessness”, “cannibalism”, and “illiteracy” the norm – the opposite of the sanitised version disseminated by separatists.
The reality is that self-serving Maori leaders are continuing to move the country inexorably towards tribal rule , in spite of the Coalition’s commitment to stop them.
Without strong intervention, to remove the framework of race and culture upon which their power base is built, if Labour, the Greens and the Maori Party win the next election, their path to full tribal control will be there for the taking.
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THIS WEEK’S POLL ASKS:
*Should Ngatiwai be prosecuted for their illegal visit to the Poor Knight Islands?
*Poll comments are posted below.
*All NZCPR poll results can be seen in the Archive.
THIS WEEK’S POLL COMMENTS
| To the full extent of the law, but presumably won’t be. | Monica |
| The law was broken and the full weight of the law should be used against law breakers, regardless of race. | Barry |
| Ngatiwai are a law unto themselves no regard to New Zealand conservation Protocols!! | Karen |
| No one entity is above the law. | Chris |
| You do the crime You must do the time. One law for all, means no special treatment or protection because of your ethnic background. | Mark |
| Anyone who breaks the law should be treated the same as everyone else. | Bill |
| They broke the Law… simple! | Jay |
| Please send this article to every New Zealand politician. | Sibyl |
| As a very commited conservationist since arrival in New Zealand January 1977, Muriel’s article makes me sick at heart. Guilt-ridden pakeha, a culture that considers history and human rights for all, seems incapable of reading or understanding the determined campaign of tribal fractional Maori to take over ownership of our mutual country,. This is to plunder its living resources [as well as more and more minerals etc]. Tribal Maori have never been Kaitiaki except when the living resource becomes on the brink of disappearing towards extinction., | Rochelle |
| most definitely, no is no, even for Maories. | Gerard |
| These actions are totally counterproductive, displaying only arrogance and ignorance | susan |
| Any one else would be | Peter |
| They have deliberately and brazenly broken NZ sovereign law. They should be prosecuted just as anyone else would be. And they can afford it! | Nola |
| Absolutely, same rules for all | vaughan |
| One rule for all people of New Zealand | Toni |
| Unlawful action. | mark |
| So why are they not being PROSECUTED?wHY ARE THESE CRIMS IMMUNE, FROM THE LAW OF THE LAND?? thats right… these racists are the new FUEDAL COMMIE LAND LORDS! Make NO MISTAKE… IT’S GOING TO GET A LOT WORSE… THEY WANT TO RUN EVERYTHING BY 2040, THEY KEEP TELLING US THEY ARE GOING TO GET IT ALL BACK!! SWIFT REPLY ACTION IS REQUIRED……. | David |
| What they are doing is illegal and they are once again they are thumbing there nose at all authorities. | Murray |
| This cannot continue. We must have one law for all New Zealanders. | Mary |
| Totally totally gross breach | Maxwell |
| YES, they are deliberately poking their fingers at the rest of NZ, and if they are not prosecuted then what is the point of our Laws. We should all follow their example and then see how they like that…….there would be nothing left for them to claim after 5 million went to the Islands….poor knights indeed !! | Bev |
| Who was it that stated “We are ONE people”? A REAL Maori, I recall. Not these plasric maari’s stealing from the public purse. IT HAS TO STOP. | Coral |
| If it was anyone without a Maori ancestor they would have the book thrown at them. We cannot function as a society where we are not equal under the law. | Heather |
| It feels somehow that this whole maorification issue is beyond control with Luxflakes & Potaka continuing Chris Findlayson’s criminal actions of not only setting all these maori activists loose on so called Treaty Rights, is now making mega bucks on helping the maori with their Tribunal Claims….sort of a “Conflict of Interest” really…more damn CORRUPTION, like the Police debacle…! | Bruce K |
| Unless Luxon and his followers decide to deal to the Maorification issues, nothing will change. | Chris |
| One rule for all. NO to apartheid. | Logan |
| They broke the rules, and the rules are for everyone. | Barbara |
| To the maximum limit to set an example | Tony |
| New Zealanders should united behind the country. All citizens should be treated equally – NO DISCRIMINATION, PLEASE | Laura |
| Of course they should, but on reading Muriel’s article we know there is little chance of this happening. | Judy |
| Absolutely, but we all know nothing will happen and there will be no media coverage of it whatsoever. Co-governance is well underway | Lawrie |
| the bastards should be in jail by now and all their assets taken from them as a warning to the rest of the mongrels but national will bend over again to get shafted just like all the other times this shit happens | Richard |
| Please arrange a pakeha arrival on the Poor Knights and raise the NZ Flag | Jennifer |
| Absolutely yes! There should be a legal case brought against the Crown if it does not take action. | Clive |
| The sooner the better. The law should be applied so that consequences of illegal actions are clearly understood. Poor response from the Coalition is unacceptable!! | Ray |
| Disgraceful behaviour, appalling !!! | George |
| ANY illegal visitor to the Poor Knight Islands should be prosecuted..one rule for all..no exceptions.Anne | Anne |
| The law is the law, and not for interpretation of any individual. Ngatiwai shoul be prosecuted | Frank |
| They are not above the law even though they think they are | Laurie |
| One law for all. These guys should not be allowed to be an exception. | Vern |
| The rules are there for everyone to observe without any exceptions! | Marga |
| Would anyone else get away with it? NO! Is this yet another ‘privilege’ for the Maori of NZ in total defiance of our law for all. Their cultural law is not for all but for the greedy few | Tony |
| Criminals, should be locked up. | Mat |
| Along with every other lawbreaker | caren |
| Absolutely Ngatiwai must be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Ngatiwai actions represent yet another breach of the Treaty of Waitangi. | Richard |
| It is time for the National Party to listen to the Act and NZ First Parties to prosecute any Tribe that thinks they have rights over and above anyone else. | Steve |
| One law for all. | Pamela |
| Just like every other person who blatantly annoyingly breaks the law they should be held to account. | Kathy |
| Absolutely | Ann |
| They must be prosecuted, there can be no other alternative. The act of erecting a flag etc on the Poor Knights is a physical manifestastion of a declaration of war. The people of New Zealand are in a war with a people group who do not recognise the crown the Govt or any authority or people who do not bow down to them. All over the country you can find their marker posts many in plain sight even outside the Beehive they are not innocent cultural symbols they are maori survey pegs that denote ownership. Maoridom is not a culture it is a CULT! with its belief that they are special and that they have the right to take whatever they want their arrogance knows no bounds they have no remorse for their actions they are a group of manipulating compulsive pathalogical liars that use fear and manipulation to achieve their goals the sense of entitlement that they display along with the envy they have towards others that are doing better than them means that appeasment and reconciliation will never work they only submit under a force greater than them and so the full force of the law must be deployed against them swiftly and without mercy these people are a hairs breadth away from being a terrorist organization in that they use unlawful violence and intimidation especially against civilians in the pursuit of political aims. We the people of New Zealand demand from our leaders courage on these issues not cowardice, if you do not act others will fill the void , the stakes are high and time is short. | GlynJ |
| WE need to be united as one race. He iwi tahi tatou. | George |
| Of Course, one law for all. | Mark |
| Yes, one law for all | Peter |
| One rule for All should be the policy which currently is not the case in NZ. Democracy in this country is fascicle . | Chris |
| If they are sure they have rights they should proceed with a lawyer instead of the usual Maoris belligerence | Stanley |
| Definitely | Bronwen |
| Absolutely disgusting Imagine the media racing in to elevate such a situation if anyone else was to do this | Murray |
| as new zealanders the same rule applies to all | nevkath |
| Fed up with the maorification of New Zealand.. time to stand up kiwis. Their blatant lying of their illegal visit to the poor knights is the last straw! | Dianne |
| Break the law suffer the prescribed consequences ! | John |
| This was a clear act of lawlessness, pushing one rile for Maori, another vs all other races. Blatant racism. | Graham |
| Prosecuted and penalised severely, as they are clearly being defiant of our NZ laws. | Frank |
| let them pay a big fine for their ignorant behaviour | Gerard |
| Read all the comments | William |
| They had no right to go there at all. Broke an important law. And had theb cheek to be erecting a Pou and putting up a flag, unauthorised | Shirley |
| Our politicians are weak | Paul |
| Yes but I doubt that they will because of our extremely weak politicians. | Paul |
| Most definitely. No one is above the law. $10,000 a day is a good fine. Half should go to Auckland city mission | Steve |
| Absolutel | Alan |
| The Poor Nights are for all New Zealanders – not just Maori exclusively. | Lynn |
| Absolutely | John |
| Blatant destruction | Ruth |
| ASAP. One law for all is the only answer. | John |
| Just ask yourselves, what would happen if 10 collectively went and did the same, offence, in my option it would all over the news and charges would be laid | Paul |
| Anyone who deliberately ignores the law should be prosecuted. No exceptions | dianne |
| immediately and individuals as well | Thomas |
| Yes but they will not be. The country is S T U F f E D! The House of Representatives is aptly named. They represent the ragtag bunch that are in there, GOD DEFEND NEW ZEALAND . | Bruce |
| They should not be considered to be above the law. As was said close to 200 years ago, “Now we are one “. | Ian |
| They are just testing the waters, to gauge the level of response, rather like Russia is doing with drone excursions into parts of Europe. | David |
| one law for all | Brian |
| The arrogance of these racist tribal knows no bounds. PROSECUTE!!! | John |
| They won’t be | Rob |
| Blatant breaking of the law should be prosecuted regardless of who it is that has broken the law. One law for all in New Zealand. | Paloma |
| I can’t see our week knee coalition doing anything to upset the Maori. | mike |
| Ngatiwai should be prosecuted, but of course we know in good old apartheid Aotearoa, { once the country to be proud of New Zealand } no action will be taken. The un-civilisable descendants of stone age Maori, are the replacements for Western civilisation democracy that the N.W.O despise. Key, then Ardern, and now Luxon, have ensured that descendants of Maori with their tribal instinct, will not be disrupted, in their quest for total control by 2040. | A.G.R. |
| Yes, everyone of them. | Grant |
| Cheeky sods. Get rid of the pole,fine them accordingly and remove their charitable status. Confiscate the vessel and cancel their submission under the F and Seabed act. | Mike |
| One law for everyone | claire |
| Definitely, and without delay now we’re aware of its shocking cheek! Moreover, we need to stop the ridiculous, and patronising, persistence of permitting the charitable tag on multi- million dollar businesses. It’s absurd that it continues. | Shane |
| Absolutely!! | Derek |
| The future is not looking very bright for this country unless we get rid of this shit in the system | Terry |
| The law should be applied equally and regardless of race. Otherwise, the law has no value or integrity. | James |
| And perhaps the Charities Commission will address their activities and deal with them proportionately as they did with Families First. | Brian Damage |
| One law for all | Neil |
| they are not above the law of the land – when is someone going to stand up against them !! – maori have to speak up about corrupt Maori – | Jill |
| Throw them all in jail and then charge them for illegal access and find their iwi the maximum allowed but this will not happen as our lovely Luxon and National are too cozy with the Maori elite and do not want to offend. | Ken |
| Tama Potaka should make this a test case otherwise more of the Pandora’s Box will be opened. | Ian |
| Their action is intended to intimidate those seeking to uphold the law. They indeed are plunderers!! | Jim |
| Disgraceful how they just flout the law. | Rob |
| The answer to your question is YES. But nobody should be surprised at this type of negative behaviour. It is encouraged by Government largess. The tribes keep on testing the so called authorities with a nibble here and a nibble there. As there is no reaction from the law then this merely emboldens them to keep on thinking that they are actually in the right. They now have the judiciary on their side as well as the MSM and so are now super confident to keep on going with their fraudulent behavour and false claims with the knowledge that they have about an 80% chance of winning any cause that they wish to become involved in. Hopefully the general public will soon get wind as to what is happening in our fine country and will start to resist ‘en masse’. | Garry. |
| We should not have to answer this as one law for all was what I thought we had in NZ. Seems the people who pay TAX and work are treated as second class citizens. Our taxes are paying all the hand outs to Maori groups and trusts, they steal and break the law and the NZ workers pay for it. Our PM needs to grow a pair step up to the mark and become a leader for all. Time for all Maori trusts, churches etc pay tax and look after their own instead of the leaders ripping off the system and we nod our heads and hand over more????? | jeff |
| this has to be stopped | Jenny |
| New Zealand perpetuates the mistakes larger and older countries make. We know where this ends! | Andrew |
| one law for all residents/citizens in New Zealannd | Eric |
| Yes to the fullest penalty of the law that applies to all | Michael |
| Maximum penalties should apply and remove their post. | Evan |
| Absolutely, No Question about that. Racism at its worst. This just shows what terrible racist people are among those in a positions of power among the early settlers. All Maori Businesses must and should be taxed at the full rate as all true New Zealanders are. Calling these enterprises a charity is an absolute rort. | Alister |
| Regardless of race , they to must be obey the laws of OUR land . | Dale |
| To The LETTER OF THE LAW….and cancel their “charity ” title and demand all tax due back dated. | Peter |
| What they did is unacceptable. Police need to crack down! | Jamie |
| So the entitled tribal now have no laws for them and one for the rest of us NZ’s ! If we break the laws of the land we are punished. If they break the laws then nothing happens. | Dane |
| Why was a Maori (who,s weak) given that ministry and WHY does,nt the Govt. do WHAT ALOT OF OVERSEAS COUNTRIES HAVE DONE 7 REMOVE ALL RASED BASED POLICIES OFF GOVT.POLICIES> HAVE THEY LOSS ALL GUTS,& WILL ANYONE HAVE THE GUTS TO ASK THAT WEAK MAORI MINISTER WILL HE SUE THAT MILLIONAIRE IWI. | Cindy |
| Without prosecution, the concept of one law for all is shattered! | Gary |
| ONE LAW FOR ALL…! our country is for everyone NOT JUST MAORI, when is this problem going to be recognised?The elephant in the room has not been sighted | David |
| To NOT prosecute that tribe will escalate and emboldened other tribes to do the same. Mr Luxon (National) is failing in their duty to remove race from laws and legislation to unit NZ. National will pay for this failure in 2026. it’s not just the the economy Mr Luxon. NZ has become a sad divided little country as young people flee, and why wouldn’t they? | Sam |
| Yes they should, just like anyone else would. | Kim |
| If one law for all is to be upheld, then their illegal trip to the Poor Knights should be investigated and the correct punishment under the specific Acts for Bio security etc should be Implemented, if Ngatiwai are not prosecuted then the Legal system , DOC and Coalition are burying their heads in the sand and allowing Maori Activists to act without impunity. | John |
| Without question. | Jilleen Nell |
| More race based bullshit .Make them pay and pay lots . Money is their true god . Remove all/any rubbish left on-site and charge them heaps , altho with this woke government , ye olde taxpayers will no doubt stump up and pay the fine ,cheers Luxon and ilk . | Ray |
| The laws for all New Zealanders should be applied to anyone/group who violates them. Thats what laws are for – in this case to protect delicate environments. | Sheila |
| YES, because if you and i were to have none this we would already be facing the courts, so why the hell should they be able to do this and get away with it. | COLIN |
| Of course they should be prosecuted at a maximum fine to deter any one else trying to pull the same stunt. That act was test case to see how much they could push the NZ law. | Wayne |
| One law for all | Peter |
| of course, flagrant and egregious breach of the law! | Boud |
| This is all part of the Maori agenda to seize illegitimit control of the governmental control of NZ. WAKE UP LUXON, COALITION AND PEOPLE OF OUR NEW ZEALAND !!! | John |
| Sadly will be just more pie in the sky | Russell |
| Most definitely! I would be prosecuted so should they! | Michael |
| They are proving that the Maori (some) have not changed and would continue to kill all wildlife until there is nothing left. It is not their right and should be locked up for going onto the islands Ilegally. | rod |
| Must be held to account. These violent part maoris are already living under he puapua. They believe they own the whole country already. Our govt and laws mean nothing to then. Next will be weapons and violence against other New Zealanders and opposing tribes. Does the maori party have an opinion on this? Where is our media on this? Not a word. MSM funding must be cut immediately. Imagine the media if non maori did this? The maori takeover continues unabated | Kevin |
| absolutely yes, the division in the country bought about by one group thinking they are beyond the law has to stop | john |
| One law for all. | Graham |
| absolutely – to the fullest extent of the NZ Law which applies to all peoples. | Judy |
| Absolutely, failure to do so should result in the prosecutors being prosecuted for extreme negligence. | Neville |
| There must be one law and even application and enforcement of the law across all who reside in our land. They must be held to account under the law. | Craig |
| Of they should be prosecuted, but they won’t be as there’s been one law for Maori and another law for the rest us NZ’rs for a long, long time already. I & most other NZ’rs are sick & tired of these Maori Activists and their nonsense!!! | Greg |
| So tired of the constant assault/insult we the real people of New Zealand have to enure from Maori . | Graham |
| ONE LAW FOR ALL! | Brenda |
| Absolutely they should be prosecuted. They broke the law | Denise |
| They are liars. The Maori Ori were the first settlers in New Zealand and we all know what happened to them. | Roger |
| Should be fined to the max and enforced. If they dont pay their fines, confiscate ALL proprty they have. They probably stole it anyway. | Des |
| One law for all | Gary |
| The Maori activists in New Zealand have created apartheid. When anyone challenges their racist desires, those criticizing are labeled by the activists as racist. The activist need to look in the mirror. These activists are so arrogant, they consider themselves above New Zealand’s laws. Yes prosecute these activists with maximum penalties. | Tom |
| We are all NZ-er’s and we should accountable for any breach of law or regulations. | Colin |
| They have no respect for the law. | Noeline |
| Fines should be at the maximum level. Their status as a charity should also be revoked. | Viv |
| Maori “privilege” and rubbing white noses in their constant racist ingratitude is beyond tiring. Our political “leaders” are ineffective and allowing NZ descend back to pre-1840. If I could, I would leave. | Lindsay |
| 100%. Any other NZ’er would be. | Shane |
| We must stop this radical undemocratic racist take over. We are all equal must be retained. The present coalition must react to ensure this now before it is too late | Graeme |
| pish their luck all the time silent take over of NZ like the muslims do in uk! | alan |
| If this ignored other areas will be subject to false claims. This case also shows Sovereign Citizens (SovCits) with people who think that the law should not apply to them. | Kent |
| leading towards apartide! | David |
| This needs to be stamped out immediately. | John |
| We are all Kiwi’s, so One country, one law, one people. | John |
| Coalition government do something!! | Jason |
| None needed surely | Richard |
| One country, one people, same rules | Andrew |
| Absolutely | Peter |
| Any non-maori would be prosecuted, so why is there a special law for them alone? | Glenn |
| Come on Coalition now is your chance to win the next election in a landslide Prosecute these radical racist minority NOW. | Malcolm |
| Other NZ’ers cannot break the law why this group? | Roger |
| They are out of control, and RACIST | mike |
| Definitely – and sooner rather than later. | Derek |
| Prosecute these crackpots; claiming “maori” is not a get out of jail card! | john |
| Absolutely…!! | Vic |
| They also should be stripped of their tax free so called Charities. All moari crap in the law should be scrapped. And all justeses why dare to have a blind eye to maori should be removed. | peter |
| I would have been. Equal rights. | Robert |
| Absolutely they should.. but does anyone really think that “no balls” Luxon will do anything about it? | Rob |
| One law for all | Vincent |
| Definitely | Barry |
| But do it slowly so it racks up the $10,000 per day Fine and of course under the Fisheries act seize the Boat used for this illegal enterprise. | Noel |
| Definitely Yes and without delay! | Walnetta |
| Greed is compelling! | Valerie |
| Absolutely. Unless we are prepared to live with laws that are enforced based only on claimed ancestry. | Frank |
| Lawlessness! If the coalition Government does not do what is right by ALL New Zealanders we will spiral into anachry! | Dianne |
| yes absolutely yes they should be prosecuted. Thy are not above the law. | Carolyn |
| Remember the Moa | Richard |
| To right they should. If any other person landed on there ,they would have the book thrown at them and prosecuted heavily. This is shear arrogance on their behalf. When is this government going to clamp down hard on all this maori bullshit stuff like they campaigned on? I,like a lot of ordinary folks are over this ‘brown fatigue ‘. | Peter |
| It seems Ngatiwai don’t even respect or value their own treasure, or understand the time and effort that has gone into protecting this special place. | Jan |
| Their intentions are definitely not unifying ALL New Zealanders. They are selfish and potentially destructive to a unique area and the tourist benefits it brings. | Suzanne |
| When they signed the Treaty and ceded sovereignty, utu was replaced with British law that now protects their rights. They have now broken the law their ancestors signed up to – throw the book at them! | David |
| And fully charged and penalties in top order. How dare they think they are above the laws of our country. De register them as a charity, that’s a joke , time to pay their taxes !! | Bev |
| Not likely with the weak government we currently have. Especially so as the opposition is even worse. | Richard |
| It is “UNBELIEVABLE” that they have NOT been prosecuted !! This is a serious and blatant breach of New Zealand law, a clear and obvious separatist action. | Charles |
| Put down the revolt of spolt misguided Elite. | Glenn |
| It has got to be the same rules for everyone. We are one people with One set of rules. The justice system and NZ Gov should press hard in on this one as we are all being tested. | Judi |
| Maori claim to be Kaitiangi for nature is utterly Kai for themselves. Moa extinct within 100 years, NZ wood pigeon going that way until killing of them stopped by government law.. Very few are involved with DoC and F&B or most local conservation/restoration efforts. Your article is just horrific. How can it be more widely publicised ? | Rochelle |
| This act should be seen as a test of the weakness of the Coalition . What will be the next show of defiance by the unruly? | Bruce |
| As soon as possible | Ken |
| If it is against the law then it has to be for everyone. | Lyn |
| One law for all and no favours. | Roderick |
| Of course, they need to be treated like everyone else. | Rose |
| Certainly they broke the law | Jennie |
| Goodness gracious me what are the Police, our Prime Minister and the Coalition doing they need to pull their heads out of where they are hiding and do some thing about what is going on. They don’t have the balls. I think | Rob |
| Another example of race based rules for some but not others. | William |
| 1 Law for all!! | Merv |
| One law for all | Brian |
| Absolutely. The Government must ensure this nonsense is stopped. | Neville |
| One law for all | Bruce |
| I think that what this shows is a complete disregard for any mechanism designed to protect what most New Zealanders would regard as sacred. The fact that Ngatiwai are seeking to harvest food from this sanctuary just seems absurd, but of course this has nothing to do with conservation and everything to do with flipping the bird. Imagine the uproar if it was a group of non-Maori that committed this crime. Come on law makers and up holders of the law do your job. | Rob |
| How many raciist cultural practices og historic ilk should be allowed to defile protection of our wildlife flora & fauna. A pole erected in cement speaks clearly to sacrilege. Should we allow mining there too. | Chris |
| We are all New Zealanders, stop this race related nonsense, if we do not go forward together how will we ever get there !!!!!!! | Ross |
| Outrageous behaviour by savages | Gordon |
| YES! YES! YES! Wherever Maori have been given free reign to act here in New Zealand, they have brought about desecration! | Sylvia |
| Tama potaka should do his job | Kay |
| Yes of course. If a non-maori had done similarly the prosecution would be swift and effective. But this is not being prosecuted as those who do so will be labeled racist. | COOKIE |
| What’s Maori for ‘No’? | Mick |
| If you do not know the effects of tribal rule in this day and age, I suggest you look at South Sudan, Nigeria, zimbzbwe and even North Korea. Ask youself, ‘who benefits?’ The answer is certainly not the peaceful law-abiding maoris, nor is it anyone who has no maori lineage! Why do we continue to tolerate these race-obsessed insurrectionists? They have to be stopped! | TOBY |
| Absolutely. Jim | Jim |
| Indeed | judith |
| absolutely unacceptable– to think they are pretending to respect the land sea birds etc is such a false claim. The maori people are trying to take NZ back to what it was like when the English people first arrived in NZ.. They also forget– that the maori people came by waka , over the sea from another country, and happened to land on the shores of NZ. They are not indigenous to NZ | jenny |
| They should be prosecuted but it’s a certainty they won’t be. | Lee |
| How much more of this crap have we got to put up with in NZ. | MERV |
| Obviously illegal | Richard |
| From what I have read in Dr. Newman’s article 09.11.2025, YES! | Ray |
| Protected means protected! | Susan |
| The government must act immediately to prosecute these law breakers. | John |
| We have to stop the constant creep of lawlesness | clive |
| Where is the Prime Minister in all this., and one might ask , where is the coalition partners? Are they hiding behind, well look, its early days yet, we will act…..yeah right! What a tragic state NZ is becoming. God defend NZ. | Graeme |
| They have breached the law and need to be brought to task over it!! | Hilary |
| If the laws of New Zealand can be broken at any time by a person claiming Maori descend and not be held accountable, then this practice will continue and accelerate to a point of anarchy. New Zealand will then become a country comparable to a Central African country, Where inter-tribal and cultural wars are a common event. In a modern society and world New Zealand is becoming such a place. How can this be let to happen by our government. There is a very real possibility of a civil war within New Zealand as many commentators have suggested over the past few years. | Alan |
| one rule for all. Yet I know they will not be prosecuted, and they will even be ceeded control | Philip |
| Action needs to be immediate and meaningful – full weight of the law! | Roger |
| Absolutely | Grant |
| Why should they be allowed to act outside the law, and endanger this pest free sanctionary | Lindsay |
| Absolutely, and the daily penalties. | Rita |
| No to Apartheid. | Chris |
| Why should they have special rights | Linds |
| It makes a mockery of our laws. Yet again there is to sets of rules Maori that are involved in this need to be held to account but the government is to weak to do anything about it, I’m sure it would be much different if the boot was on the other foot. | Allan |
| The very dangerous pathway to one law for one race and another law for everyone else must not be taken – at any cost. Full prosecution is essential. | Gina |
| Tomorrow! | Murray |
| I have dives the Poor Knights. It must be kept as it is now, a taonga for all, and to protect the Marine life and the birds, tuatara etc., or else we will lose them. | Margaret |
| Absolutely! – hit them where it hurts – in the pocket – confiscate their boat and other gear as well, plus slap them with a hefty fine and ensure that it accrues daily for non-compliance. The only thing these clowns respect is superior force, such as that which can only be wielded by Government via Act of Parliament. Failure to act in this regard will bring the Law into disrepute and expose the Coalition Government as a weak, impotent, object of ridicule – this must be avoided at all costs. One Law for all – otherwise tribalist anarchy reigns! | Scott |
| Absolutely | Bryce |
| Absolutely !!! These treacherous people should be prosecuted to the fullest. The word here however is, “BUT” as our gutless politicians will do nothing. Forget the “Hikoi’s” or whatever will occur if you try to invoke the laws and do your duty to the massive majority of NEW ZEALANDERS who would agree. We have all had enough !!!!!! | Alan |
| Penalise heavily | DOUGLAS |
| One people, one rule for all including the full force of the law. | Roger |
| No one but no one is immune from the law | Les W |
| one country one law | john |
| a total disgrace on those responsible if not prosecuted. | Tom |
| Absolutely need to be punished for wreckless behavour. Seems to me that the powers that be are too lilly livered to do anything about them, so give them an inch and they will continue to run the mile with bells on !! | diana |
| They have to abide by the rules of NZ. Their portrayal of supremacy must be eradicated. This is a backwards step for all NZ’ers. | Judith |
| Of course. If they’re not prosecuted, they’ll do it again. And so will other tribes. Imagine their reaction if any of us did the same. | Mary |
| And stop all taxpayer payments to them and remove all government assigned rights based on race. | Trevor |
| not to do so would be to confirm that in NZ there are difference laws based on race | Peter |
| NZ is for all new zealanders | Gary |
| They broke the law so why haven’t the authorities proceeded with prosecution accordingly. There is no excuse. It was a deliberate act of defiance with full knowledge of the law in relation to these protected islands. The government and its agencies need to send a clear message to these renegades and others who embark on this type of behaviour. | chris |
| Should be dealt with in exactly the same way any non-Maori would have been. It’s pure arrogance to deliberately flaunt the law as they have. A serious penalty should be applied given the blatant disregard for the law. | Dave |
| Blatant disregard for the law we are all subject to | Isobel |
| We are along way down the road to full apartheid. Someone-, somewhere, somehow has to stand up and fight this insidious attack. | Paul |
| The law exists for all and if the government does not enforce the law then it is not a government. | Tony |
| Should this blatant act of insurrection be tolerated without due accountability and justice, the seeds would be sown for the downfall of rule of law, equality before the law and the principle of equal rights for all individuals and groups, would be trashed forever. | Johan |
| of course ! | Mike |
| How can they NOT they cannot be above the law that we are all protected by | Peter |
| y | alastair |
| Of course they should be prosecuted. No doubt about it. They broke the law of this country | Gail |
| One nation;one rule of law or we descend into chaos and barbarism | Cliff |
| I have seen the Maori Soveriegnty group appearing as a block sitting at the back of the Manukau court from 2002 to 2009. They were there to support Maori Offenders who were appearing in varoius charges. Their leader I knew personally having served in NZ Police with him and played rugby with him in the late fiftys and 60s. The person appearing in court who was usually on bail, would refuse to get into the dock. When the judge asked him to; The anwer was I don’t acknowledge the authoritry of this court. Then some Kamatua would would up to the lawyers table, not a lawyer, and say he appeared for this offender. He would start quoting from the treaty of Waitangi. Any one who refused to get into the dock when appearing on bail, would normally be taken into custody and givenh 7 days for contempt of court. But not maori. I did on one occassion ask to see the judge while he was in chambers and asked why the defendant was not put into custody. His answer. I did not want to scause and trouble. I did speak to the previously mentioned head of the movement and asked him what the sovereingty was all about. He said the ultimate aim was Maori would have all their own Government bodies. When I said this would cost a fortune, where is the money coming from to run it all. He smiled and said from the tax take, we get fifty percent. That is true treaty “PARTNERSHIP” I have emailed numerous politicians and spoken to my own representative in the National Government. specially during three waters and also since then. They have assured me it would be one person one vote true democracy. But their actions, specially those of Christopher Luxon do not reflect that which they say. We are a mixed maori pakeha family and my Father-in-law was invited to join the soverignty movement and met with Ranganui Wallker and others. He refused to have any part of it. Now it has grown to where they can break the law regularly and get away with it. When will this Government get some back bone and stand for truth. | Dene |
| And pay tax !!! | Greg |
| ASAP – no if’s, no but’s, but firm legal action in response to the illegal visiting. “One New Zealand – one law for all”. Will this government be brave enough to take decisive action? | Laurence |
| It’s time to make a stand against this sort of separation of our New Zealand way of life. | Mark |
| If not ‘held to account’ for this admittedly illegal action, what come next? And why are ‘they’ not answerable to NZ Law? | michael |
| Most definitely. | Mike |
| The rule of law must be applied equally to all citizens of New Zealand if we are to avoid civil war | Graeme |
| Regardless of any excuses to the contrary they willingly broke the Law and should be held to account to the full extent of the Law. Also, in terms of their flouting of the sovereignty of the Crown they should be prosecuted for sedition! | Neville |
| They should be but they won’t be | Owen |
| Yes, absolutely prosecute. I’m so sick and tired of the arrogance of Maori and the woke, weak government stance letting Maori do what they want. NZ needs to be united. One law for everyone. Stop the handouts and land-grabs from ordinary people who have worked hard all their lives only to be told ” we can take your land because of cultural significance. Outrageous! | Joyce |
| Most definitely | Noel |
| This racial division rubbish needs to be placed firmly in the rubbish bin, never to be re-opened. One nation, one law one rule for all, not apartheid, which seems to be where we’re headed. | Graeme |
| ONE LAW for all. | Doug |
| One law. All citizens must be prosecuted under the same law | Hilary |
| Absolutly yes. Our coalition government needs to show some authority and uphold the law for the benefit of all New Zealanders. | Graeme |
| They take too much for granted | Edward |
| As should any New Zealander that breaks the laws of this country. | Grange |
| Law applies to all. | David |
| Prosecuted like anyone else would. Including the confiscation of the 62ft vessel that was used to visit the island. | Peter |
| Cook and other early European explores said Maori, off all the Pacific peoples, were the biggest THIEVES AND LIARS. Nothing has changed. We need to smack them down NOW. They only understand force. | Sandy |
| one law for everyone no ignoring where one race say they have more rights than another New Zealanders have had enough | John |
| History is, it’s not made up, it’s fact not fiction, it’s not to satisfy a few it’s for all. | Ken |
| Time for the terrorist group attempt to take over NZ is STOPPED. If any NZer had done the same event the weight of all the law etc would have been brought down on them. | Noel |
| 100%, to the full extent of the law: the corporate fine, $200,000 | Bill |
| Same old same old story of Rights and entitlement | Bob |
| This bullshit needs to be stamped out very quickly as will be like cancer. Maori are NOT to be trusted with any guardianship roll | Peter |
| one law for all | nikki |
| They have to be punished. Their actions shows utter disregard for anything or everybody outside their bubble. They behave like locusts harvesting everything in their path. BUT– who is to blame for the origins of this despicable behaviour?? All these white do gooder politicians who pandered to everything they demanded. The whole lot should have been shown the door decades ago and we would not have to put up with this crap. | Michael |
| No question they should be prosecuted- anyone else would be. They think they are special! They are not special- ONE PEOPLE UNDER ONE LAW. So, deal to them. | John |
| As we know Maoris will cause as much trouble, disruption and law breaking as they can, simply because that is the nature of the majority of the tribes. They feel duty bound to thumb their noses at law abiding Europeans to show their disrespect. | CHRIS |
| What they did was illegal – so why should they not be prosecuted?? | AndyE |
| Absolutely | Gary |
| Not prosecuting them for their blatant disregard of the law opens the door for all other groups wanting to behave similarly. This is a clear example of the activists delusion that the law of the land does not apply to them. | Don and Helen |
| we need govt action now !! | Evan |
| To the full extent of the law | Neil |
| just like anybody else | stephen |
| Of course! | John |
| If anyone else had done this – they would have been prosecuted immediately. | Janette |
| Of course | Steve |
| It seems to me the root cause of the racial division in NZ, is the crazy situation where separate Maori Voter’s role is maintained to populate the ridiculous separate Maori seats in Parliament. They need to go. APARTHEID NZ. | Goeff |
| They’re out of control how many billions annually do they truely collect from kiwi taxpayers! | Boris |
| If it’s good enough for the rest of us to be prosecuted for going onto Poor Knights, then it should be the same for them. Prosecute, prosecute! Show them that they do NOT have any more rights than the next man or woman in this country called New Zealand! | Heather |
| Most certainly..one country, one law and all respect the legislation, not amend it to Maori agenda. | Kathryn |
| Hell yes, talk about a deliberate attempt to undermine the crown and laws of New Zealand. | Fraser |
| The law applies to all and should be acted on when breached. It would be if I breached it! | Tony |
| Needs no comment. I is illegal under any terms. | Raymond |
| Yes they should. The law is there for all to follow. Prosecute them to the fullest. | Chris |
| Prosecute yes yes yes. Sham on doc, police and especially the govt. | Chris |
| The laws are for all,not just white | Peter |
| One country one people one set of laws. | John |
| One law for all. | Chris |
| Should have been charged already | Don |
| Yes. Of course they should IF, or even if they are not part of, or even claim to be to have New Zealand heritage – as ALL true New Zealanders strive to have – and pay due taxes – for one and all ! | Stuart |
| They have broken the law and added a flag pole and a wooden pole and concreted them in | Ray |
| The sooner the better | Tony Owen |
| Yes, any other person would be prosecuted, so they should too. | Kylie |
| They absolutely should. There should be one rule of law for all New Zealanders not race based privilege. | Don |
| Definitely ‘yes’ | Hewitt |
| Would I be prosecuted if I did the same as them? Too dam right I would!!! | Bruce |
| Throw out the claim and ban them | Nev |
| A deliberate thumbing of the nose, but so are many illegal protests | Trevor |
| The treaty states one Rule for ALL, Nati Wai broke the law and caused exstream risk to the flora and fauna of the Island and must be held to account. | Don |
| If not …There will be a Revolution… | Chris |
| Definitely | Sue |
| ABSOLUTELY. The behaviour is treasonous and should be treated as such. I am of Maori descent , and I find it deplorable that these separatists should expect their greed and arrogance to be condoned or supported in any way, shape or form. Prosecution should have been immediate and it makes me angry to hear of the hesitation to embark on such and I question the motives of those who have failed to take such action. | Harvey |
| Anything short of Prosecution is bowing to MAORI BULLYING… | Gill |
| Prosecute these trespassers. | Derek |
| absolutaly,they are not indigenous to this country no body is | rodger |
| They broke the law !!!! | Patrick |
| This seperatism needs to be stopped – but Luxon and his henchmen seem too weak to move on it. | Gerry |
| An example needs to be made of Ngatiwai to ensure a strong message is sent that this type of law breaking is unacceptable. | Mark |
| One law for all…. | Mike |
| why have we not heard of this from the media. | Owen |
| equal rules for all | chuck |
| There are no real Maori living in NZ. Not 1 full blooded person. | Donald |
| The law is the law, however our Brown skin friends believe don’t think it applies to them, like most other laws | Peter |
| aah but who will have the guts to stand up to this lot? | Helen |
| I imagine that if it is perfectly OK for Maori to deliberately flout the law, then it must be ok for any other New Zealander. Strange when you think about it, Maori signed the Treaty partly because of lawlessness and here they breaking the law because they feel like it. Since they no longer abiding by the Treaty does that mean the rest of us can ignore it as well? | Hugh |
| No leadership, no accountability, no punishment, whats next? – civil war? In the early 1800s ,in the Wanganui district under martial law, a group of Maori were caught and brought to justice, 7 were found guilty of murder and hung. The terrorism stopped. | Rex |
| Most certainly they should be. Tribes have always in the past led by greed and that is happening before our very eyes and we seem completely powerless to stop it. Politicians are gutless and scared of ruffling a few feathers. | Craig |
| We are one people, we are all New Zealanders | Alan |
| one law for all New Zealanders so they are in breach of that law and should face the consequences. Ngatiwai should also lose their tax exempt status as a “charity” | Wayne |
| Most definately they should be prosecuted as I would be along with any other non Maori. | Warren |
| This whole debacle of trespassing on the Poor Knights Islands must be Prosecuted | leo |
| Apartheid must be stopped. The country cannot survive being divided by one law for them, one for the rest of us. History has shown that Maori are not the best guardians of nature. | Mark |
| No one nor any ethnicity is above the law | Greg |
| Without a doubt | David |
| one law for all | Tony |
| Most definitely, or the government is failing in its duty. | Mike |
| Maori wish to be treated just like everybody else except when it suits them not to be! | Brian |
| We should all be equal before the law and no special privileges because someone claims to have a smidgin of Maori blood. | Trevor |
| sickening. nothing will get done !!! | Howard |
| lets not reinterpret history | barry |
| To the full force of the Law!! | gary |
| The Coalition should at least come down hard on this disgraceful act | Murrray |
| Absolutely, but we all know that nothing will happen ! | Laurie |
| Definitely – I would be, and so should they. | Rodger |
| It was a criminal act. | Graham |
| The ‘tribal’ claims are bloody nonsence! | Carl |
| The coalition is being defied by Maori, The Courts, The Public Service and the media. You are at war even if you do not know it. Chances are you will have lost before you wake up. But then we citizens (non-Maori) will be the losers not the members of parliament. | Kenneth |
| They only have self interest at heart, in all matters, they’re not conservationists and never have been. The only reason Poor Knights is stable is because of the crown. Honestly the reason they do what they do is to satisfy their own appetites and they know they can get away with it | Cath |
| This continuing flouting of the law must be stopped | Brian |
| One law for all | Terry |
| This government needs make a stand against Maorification of our country | Hesther |
| Absolutely, they have broken the law and should pay the price | Sheryl |
| They are showing their arrogance by going there and landing knowing the law, but they will try and weasel their way out, prosecute to the hilt | Colin |
| Absolutely – how else will lawbreakers learn the hard discipline of reality. Facing the truth and the law – just goes on and on and on and on = CONSEQUENCES | Maurice |
| now | Wiremu |
| If this action had been taken by a real New Zealander [which of course it would not have], but if it did, the full power of the law would have been brought down upon those involved. Why not now???? | Philip |
| yes, with vigour !! | Geoffrey |
| Definitely | Charles |
| You breaks the Law you pay the price. | Dave |
| Arrogance. Our govt needs to stop being so concerned about possible unrest and sort the ongoing apartheid situation out. | Ann |
| Typical where Maori see themselves above the rule of NZ laW. | Peter |
| They have blatantly broken several laws. | Les |
| Absolutely no one should be allowed to desecrate conservation areas without suffering the full wrath of the law | Ihaia |
| The example has to be made NOW to discourage future such actions which no doubt are already planned. Time our MP’s woke up and listened to the Public. | Greg |
| Imagine if it was you or I bet there would be hell to pay They have been getting away with all this nonsense for far to long and this government is letting them get away with it The Maori should have to obey the very same laws we do I can see an uprising in the very near future | Peter |
| Luxons Government are a bunch of Neville Chamberlains. | Grant |
| Definitely if anybody else visted the Poor Knights they would be prosecuted. So why should they be any different and think they are above the law. | Jenny |
| Maintaining ONE LAW FOR ALL | Nick |
| Absolutely | Kevin |
| If they broke the law they should be punished under the law. Seems simple to me. | Keith |
| Imagine if myself a poor Pakeha called on the island and did what is outlined I doubt if I would have been able to write this message today | Warren |
| Of course they should. They are bound by the laws of the country like all other New Zealanders, although they like to claim otherwise. Letting them get away with this unlawful act just sends a clear signal to our feeble government that these so called Maoris think that they are in charge. | Lee |
| We are NOT two separate governments – start living within the current laws of this country instead of the past. | Carol |
| The law applies equally to all | Andy |
| I’m astonished that this question even needs to be asked. | Ross |
| To the full extent of the law. | Fritz |
| Tribal defiance continues to impose apartheid on NZ society. This is intolerable and must be stopped unconditionally, immediately by Govt law. | Marshal |
| YES ! – just like anyone else would be . The sheer arrogance and wilful , planned nature of their intentionally challenging behaviour demands they be prosecuted. | Hugh |
| certainly, or are they above the law. Chris Luxon said he would stop He Puapua that seems to have been a lie. | David |
| Changing our country’s name by stealth. This week national news have dropped the double barrel addition of New Zealand. referendum should be required for such a serious matter as changing our country’s name. | Rose |
| Lock them up | Neil |
| Definitely | Don |
| They have broken the Law. They must be prosecuted | Frank |
| Very definitly | David |
| Absolutely YES – I have written to the various ministers asking that this happen and immediately but have not even had a reply. Does the rule of law apply to all citizens or not? | Roger |
| Who are the persons involved with this raid? Why do they think this is the way to the future of their life on this land? They are playing with fire – this can only lead to them getting burned. Not very intelligent people. | Robin |
| Trespass them | Evans |
| IMMEDIATELY | Carol |
| They have broken the law. People who break the law get prosecuted. | Philip |
| Of course they should. They would expect any other body carrying out the same activity to be treated as such. | Denis |
| Conservation of such areas as the Poor Knights is vital and these people are thumbing their noses at the Crown, our democratically appointed Government and all New Zealanders who abide by the laws of our Government. It’s long overdue to start fighting back by prosecution and the severest of penalties. | Jan |
| Absolutely otherwise a precedent will be set | Trevor |
| I am a Ngatiwai descendant and, along with my brothers, a holder of ancestral Maori land. I was appalled to hear of this crusade by those who purport to represent Ngatiwai, after the fact. We were never consulted and this action brings shame on all Ngatiwai – most of us are well integrated in a singular New Zealand society but there is a very worrying increase in the racist and protest activism across all tribes since the Ardern era. Time to put this non-representative mob back in their place with the full extent of tbe law. | Mike |
| Of course. | Mike |
| The Law seems unquestionable, prosecute them | Jillian |
| No doubt about it. Maori are aggressive and lawless, they must be brought under control by the laws of New Zealand. | Laura |
| 100 % | Greg |
| Are they above the law? Please say they aren’t or we are in deep trouble. | Trevor |
| The current coalition govt is so weak they will be to scared to authorize a prosecution against anything maori do | Alan |
| With maximum penalties to deter future attempts | Steve |
| Turning a blind eye to the illegal actions of Ngatiwai here will just create a precedent for blatant disregard of similar protective laws, rules and covenants all over the country. | Alister |
| Since when is anybody above the law? Put them in jail. | Scott. |
| Why not | ron |
| One law for all | Bradley |
| Enough is too much! | Rod |
| Absolutely. Abhorrent behaviour. | Jane |
| Prosecution and the change to legislation should be a first step. NZ is a LUCKY country being slowly taken over by Maori who believe their rights are more significant than any other race. We are one people and that is how new legislation should be shown. We are all proud people and the false propaganda that Maori are spinning to gain attention needs to stop. Dr John Robinson is correct that Maori were not the first inhabitants of NZ. 500 years and our neighbours across the Tasman had first inhabitants somewhere near 40,000 years ago. Does not make sense to me that sea voyages did not occur between 40,000 years and 500 years between the two land areas. Why not talk about the Kaimanawa Wall. Excavate that area to obtain knowledge of possible inhabitants many years prior to the Maori. Thank you. | Ross |
| one Law for ALL. No exceptions. They MUST be held accountable. | Linda |
| A totally disgusting action from a group of self entitled individuals. | Don |
| Absolutely yes. | Phil |
| We don’t have a government that enforces NZ laws when it involves Maori | Geoff |
| A similar butchery of ‘mutton birds’ happens indown south, and I think they use a helicopter for a waka! It is an awful thing to think of these wonderful birds being slaughtered in these modern times, when food is readily available from supermarkets. So much for conservation! Just because it’s a ‘traditional’ practice doesn’t make it right. | Fiona |
| Of course!! | Lois |
| When does the civil war start? | paul |
| one law for all | bob |
| absolutely – one law for all | Colin |
| Certainly should be. If the Coalition don’t these sorts of actions out, sadly they will be toast next election. | Allkan |
| The more you excuse a behaviour the more it becomes acceptable | Steve |
| Absolutely .. NOW | Alan |
| No doubt about it! | Bruce |
| One law for all | Michael |
| To not prosecute makes a mockery of the law. | Peter |
| No one is above the law. | Hilda |
| Absolutely deplorable | Martin |
| One rule for all. | Ian |
| Ross Meurant wrote in his book ‘The Red Squad Story’ detailing his experiences policing the 1981Springbok Tour protests, that as the Inspector in charge of Red Squad: “I took the view that the police were not there to come second – ever.” To extrapolate from this remark, I take the view that when confronted with blatant sedition, our lawfully constituted government that governs foe ALL New Zealanders is not there to come second – ever. Seditious hua brown supremacist part-Maori must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. | Peter |
| The Law is the Law. This Coalition was voted into power to to completely remove this festering issue being manipulated by an avaricious group of opportunistic elite individuals which simply are not fully genetically Maori or even half-castes but just happen to be exactly the same as all New Zealand citizens all being mixed genes. The tinge of a small % of historical Maori genes as the ONLY justification to support their claims based on their white washed spurious history of love and togetherness based original society as the rest of the other cultures also experienced has to be argued and resolved | Stan |
| An example must be made that th he law is designed to prevent such violations | Norman |
| Time that this Govt writes one law for all! | Dominique Greenslade |
| If anyone else did that they certainly would be prosecuted One law for everyone surely | Dianne |
| Of course they should its obviously provocative and insultingly racial | Alan |
| YES Act now to prevent any further damage to New Zealand by the separatists. | kabe |
| And have to meet the ongoing fines for continued defiance | Anon |
| Nothing seems to make them accountable. | Faye |
| Give then a mm and they will take a Kilometer every time | NOEL |
| Not to do so would be a failure to uphold the law. Our authorities have displayed a lack of backbone when challenged like this but they need to understand that tolerating double standards generates frustration which turns to anger and eventually to anarchy. Do your job or stand aside. | Geoff |
| One law for all | Anke |
| THIS COULD WELL BE THE TURNING POINT LEADING TO THE FALL OF NZ. IF THEY ARE NOT PROSECUTED TO THE FULLEST, NZ IS DOOMED. | BrUcE |
| They should be treated exactly the same as anyone else. They should be taxed like anyone else, they should be prosecuted like anyone else. We are one people. | Janet |
| Absence of prosecution is quasi government complicity | Sax |
| Ngatiwai should be most definitely be prosecuted for this act on severe intervention. We cannot continue to absorb these actions by a few acrivist peoples | Dennis |
| We are one country with one Government, it belongs to everyone and is protected for a reason. They should start paying tax too. | Helen |
| One law for all | Peter |
| uninterrupted means just that. exclusive means just that. these are illegal actions and should be prosecuted. | Liz |
| We know their agenda is to desecrate the beautiful island – through greed . The board members are a conflict of interest as they were selected by this Maori corrupt group | Nancy |
| An example needs to be put in place immediately! | Ron |
| 100% YES | Ian |
| 100%. The police should come down on them like a ton of bricks otherwise this will continue | Gareth |
| Absolutely yes! | Derek |
| The government – especially the PM – is slow and incompetent. What an absolute disappointment. | John |
| Tell the cops Maori were speeding on the way there. Prosecutions are then guaranteed. | Tinman |
| fragrant breaking of the law . Must be punished | Pete |
| Most definitely. The law applies to all NZers. He iwi tahi tatou!!! | Warren |
| As usual, nothing will happen. The government of this country has been very poor for years. | Bryce |
| Ofcourse and the full force of the law should be applied as a deterrent to do it again. Other examples of this are apparent in the Kaikoura area where iwi blatantly harvest paua and the courts are either turning a blind eye or giving pathetic sentences. We are not at the cross roads we are already down the road and heaven help us. Apartheid here we come. | Andrew |
| One law for all. End of story. | David |
| Of course. No question. | Anthony |
| Yes- Treat all people the same if opposing or flouting any laws in New Zealand. | Andrew |
| To the absolute limit of the law in New Zealand. | Bill |
| Absolutely. The rules are there for a reason and we need to protect our natural environment. Disgusting entitled attitude. | Kelly |
| With the full force of the law. | Bob |
| I support one law for all New Zealanders | Jen |
| Immediately | Christine |
| Of course they should be prosecuted | Arthur |
| Protesting is one thing. Openly defying law and legally embedded conservation values is another. The video of drone footage is very well done and impressive, but it is not a legal defence nor is it honourable. | tony |
| Of course they should be prosecuted and their illegal structures be destroyed. Anyone else would be fined and jailed. | Koreen |
| One country, same law for all people. | Russell |
| Love to hear the Green’s response to this | Anthony |
| Apartheid currently rules in New Zealand. This cannot be allowed to continue. | John |
| Absobloodylutely | Dave |
| They should have already been prosecuted to the full extent of the law including seizure and scuttling of the vessel used. | Tony |
| Absolutely | Ian |
| Not only prosecuted but should also receive jail sentences! the escalation of maori claims gets just worse and worse. | john |
| on law for all | David |
| Stood up and shot. | Elaine |
| They should be treated like all citizens | Gary |
| If this is put of bounds for everyone that includes all races and no exceptions! Those troublemakers and so alled elite Iwi have no business disobeying the Crown and conservation Department and they are not special either. | June |
| The absence of prosecution against the Maori corporate is the confirmation of race division. National FAIL combined with police FAIL | Stewart |
| But who has the intestinal fortitude to take the required action? | Terry |
| They most definitely should be prosecuted & the maximum sentences possible be imposed. NZ is rapidly becoming a race based society & it must be stopped. | david |
| Why are the Police waiting. These thugs should have been arrested when they landed. The problem now is they will all deny actually landing on the Islands. Dont you just love their make believe waka? Yeah right! | Chris |
| The govt needs to make a stand to give confidence back to the people whose forefathers contributed and built this country to what it us now ie to be shared by all. | Diane |
| Along with the judges who are in dream land | Colin |
| They should be made an example of. | Rod |
| I am so utterly fed up with the crap being dished up to New Zealanders by this pathetic, but dangerous, part-maori activists. | Sharen |
| Most definitely without a shadow of doubt | Erwin |
| One law for everyone! | Paul |
| Who are the maori who act this way? I vote in the Te Tai Tokerau electorate & I believe that all maori should respect the laws of NZ. | Geoff |
| If they are not prosecuted then the NZ Govt and associated departments are showing clearly that the are racially discriminating against all non Maori in NZ. | Tony |
| He’ll yes, if any pakeha did it all he’ll would break loose. | John |
| The full force of all the laws they have deliberately and defiantly broken should be used to prosecute them! If any Pakeha had done the same they’d have ben in court double quick! What has happened to equality under the law? | Donna |
| Absolutely! Once again they challenge the system and this weak government will do nothing but pay lip service. | Hugh |
| One country, one law. Equality, not race based Equity | Andrew |
| Fined to the limit | Arthur |
| ONE law for all New Zealanders | Ewen |
| Maori did not occupy the Poor Knights Islands. All nz citizens must obey all nz laws. Ngatiwi broke the law. They must be punished | Garth |
| They have broken the law and must be prosecuted!! | Jim |
| YES. Just imagine if non maori did this? We would have been arrested and convicted. Today right now we have different rules for maori and non maori. Seperate justice system where maori criminals go to a marae and basically get off scott free, even violent affenders. An example needs to be made or all the radical maori tribes will takeover all our islands and you know the mainland is next. Government MUST ACT. | Allan |
| Can we have one reason why not? | Jan |
| If I a NZ born Caucasian did what they did I would already have been charged and publicly vilified. I would be prosecuted to the full extent of the law without question. | Tony |
| One law for all…stop this inequality | James |
| They broke the law – no exemptions | Don |
| Childish behaviour | Bruce |
| The contempt for the rules shows they need a reminder they are in breach of the treaty | chris |
| And the Navy should go and remove the posts etc and tidy up the mess created by the goons | RICHard |
| Urgently needed ASAP STOP THE TAKEOVER NOW! | Brenda |
| They should be prosecuted | Lionel |
| If that was Europeans, they would be proescuted…didnt hear abou this in the MSM | Fiona |
| RULES ARE RULES – NOT to be broken just because you think you are right !!!~ | Robyn |
| This is wrong,thumbing their noses at the crown and all law abiding citizens of NZ by their actions. | Terry |
| Absolutely | Bruce |
| Do away with racism totally. Anything based on race is racism. | Michael |
| They are not above the law and should all be prosecuted | Suzanne |
| One law for all New Zealanders. | Penina |
| It was illegal in every way | Gavin |
| ASAP | Ian |
| The Rape of NZ by Maori developing new mythology and interpretations of the Treaty must be stopped. | DAVID |
| There should be one law for all, also whatever they left in any of the island should be removed, confiscated and destroyed. The full force and the maximum fine/ jail penalty should be applied. If this is not carried out and a prosecution not happen, it means that any person ( as long as they tell us they have taken strict bio security measures ) can land and erect anything they wish. | Alev |
| The silence from the coalition government is law breaking at its worse. Part and non indigenous Maori have immunity from all crimes. I voted this govt In because they promised equality and no responsibility for any race or religion. Please keep the promises I voted you in for. | Brenda |
| why are we even bothering to have laws/rules if some people are able to flout them without consequence. What a bad joke and a slippery slope into anarchy. | Gary |
| Absolutely they should Potaka must not turn a blind eye to this but I suspect he will | Lorraine |
| Jail and hang the leaders. This will then show that they are not above the law. | Mike |
| Why is this even a question? The law was broken. End of story. | Graham |
| Absolutely, but will the court actually proescute them?? | Anon |
| Definitely and be made to take down the flagpole they erected | Daphne |
| This is direct defiance of NZ law that applies to every one so they should be prosecuted. Can anyone go on to their marae with out invitation ? | Michael |
| The sooner the better. Our Politicians are most likely to pussy foot around this one esp the Nats. But where are the NZ Police or are they to gutless to uphold the law?? | William |
| Of course they should but none of the self serving pollies will even examine what was done | Collin |
| Defiantly, they are not above the law. | Andrew |
| Prosecution must occur. If not, a dangerous president will be set for any future similar protest action. | Michael |
| appeasement always fails. | Gavin |
| Any other people would be prosecuted so why shouldn’t they? | Kevin |
| How do we get the minister the comment on this | David |
| One rule for all | Peter |
| Anyone else doing that would be jailed | Grant |
| For gods sake when are the authorities going to prosecute these radical activists!! They are never going to stop unless there are repercussions. | Jan |
| Not to prosecute them will be the doom of one law for all. And Open the Gates to tribal lawlessness by Maori elites assisted by woke whites, such as Finlayson | Allan |
| Ngatiwai & its Directors should be liquidated. | Tim |
| The fake “Maoris” use the treaty (which gives them nothing more than equal rights) to try and claim the country, but in reality they are not even 50% Maori. | Liz |
| One law for all | Jan |
| There is no question. Prosecution needs to happen. | Wendy |
| Law breaking needs to be applied equally to all | Malcolm |
| If I did it I would be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, so it is a no brainer – prosecute all involved and seek the maximum penalties | Doug |
| Flies in the face of one law for all. Conservation should be colour blind. | Willy |
| One law for all. But , in reality, this will not happen – this is the real issue. D-Day is coming. | mary |
| this is not just Maori secition, but is being driven by Marcist people to disrupt western societies. Read Trevor Loudons research. The Greens are far left Marxist, bent on destroying our Country | murray |
| Absolutely without doubt. | Basil |
| Absolutely they should be prosecuted – their act was deliberate. The book should be thrown at them. | David |
| The silence from the authorities in response to Ngatiwai’s law breaking is a disgrace. I bet it would have been different if the offenders were not Maori. They need to tell us what they intend to do – slap them over the hand with a wet bus ticket, or treat their offending seriously and deliver a punishment that acts as a deterrent, like confiscating their boat! | Murray |
| Yes they should have been prosecuted already. | Paul |
| This article highlights what a disaster the Marine and Coastal Area Act is. Once tribal groups gain control there will be no way of protecting anything – look at what has happened to the Ureweras. The whole area should be safeguarded under Crown ownership. I’d vote for the party that promises to do that at the next election. | Robyn |
| The Coalition have to deal with Ngatiwai otherwise they look weak and not prepared to stand up to activists. | Sam |