Kua kite a Te Rangitāke, he mahi mūrere nā te kāwanatanga ki te mana whenua o Te Āti Awa ki ō rātou whenua i Waitara. Mahue te waiho mā rātou anō e whakatau ngā take whenua i runga i ngā tikanga nō mai rā anō, ka auwaha kē mai te kāwanatanga (TTR 1990:290). / Te Rangitāke had seen the cunning activities by the government with Te Āti Awa land rights at Waitara. The government interfered with their rights to make their own decisions according to their own established procedures regarding their land rights.

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