Tuhoe leader Tamati Kruger says many in the iwi will never accept an apology from the police. Police commissioner Mike Bush has been in Ruatoki meeting families caught up in the raids seven years ago. A formal ceremony to apologise to the whole tribe is being organised for next month. Among those visited was activist Tame Iti, who served a 30 month sentence on weapons charges arising out of the investigation into alleged military-style...
Apology lifts burden - Wairere Iti
The son of Tuhoe activist Tame Iti says a weight has been lifted off the iwi after an apology by the Police Commissioner Mike Bush. On Sunday the commissioner visited several families affected by the 2007 Te Urewera raids, including Tame Iti. Wairere Iti, whose home was also raided, received an apology from Mr Bush, who he said was very sincere. Mr Iti said he was left with the feeling that the matter had been resolved and Tuhoe could...
Urewera apology 'postive step'
Tuhoe people targeted in the 2007 Urewera police raids say an apology by Police Commissioner Mike Bush, though overdue, is a positive step towards reconciliation. Last year the Independent Police Conduct Authority found the armed raids and roadblocks were unlawful and unreasonable. On Sunday the commissioner visited those affected and apologised to several families, including that of veteran activist Tame Iti, who served 30 months on firearms...
Iwi still has Tuhoe settlement concerns
A tribe in the Ohope area of Bay of Plenty says an assurance by the Treaty Negotiations Minister over the Tuhoe settlement legislation doesn't fix the problem it has with the legal document. Chris Finlayson told Parliament that the passing of the legislation won't stop iwi and hapu groups, which also have an interest in Te Urewera, from having their claims settled. Te Upokorehe iwi has argued its territory is being included in the...
Nearly seven years after armed police raided his community and arrested him for his involvement with alleged military-style camps, Tame Iti says he bears no ill-will and it's time to move...
It has been an emotional day for a number of Ruātoki families who were raided by police on the early morning of October 15 2007. Police Commissioner Mike Bush has personally apologised to some of those families for the mistakes police made during the Tūhoe raids. According to Ngāi Tūhoe descendant, Kathleen Taipeti, “It still hurts, we hardly talk about because we always break down when we talk about it.” In...
