Tūhoe vs Tūhoe - the Rumble in the Jungle

The controversial removal of 48 huts from Te Urewera has now spilled over into the courts highlighting splits within Tūhoe and the failings of the so-called co-governance arrangements.

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Perhaps inevitably, the controversial decision by the Tūhoe settlement entity, Te Uru Taumatua (TUT), to remove 48 huts from Te Urewera has spilled over into the courts. On Tuesday afternoon, a judge sitting in the Rotorua High Court issued an interim injunction halting the destruction of the huts pending a full hearing…