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By the 1850's, 5-600 local Maori were feeding the new settlement of Auckland with kumara, potatoes, peaches, quinces and pigs.
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In 1863 the land at Ihumatao is confiscated by the British out of punishment for local Maori supporting the Kingitanga movement.
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Pairhaka became the symbol of protest against the confiscation of Maori land after colonial troops invaded the settlemet arresting Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu Kakahi.
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The Environment Court rules all rural land west of Auckland Airport should be designated as future urban space. This ends a plan from the Manukau District Council era called the Mangere Gateway Heritage project that would have seen Ihumatao protected.
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The Government and Auckland Council designate the land at Ihumatao a Special Housing Area.
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Soul is formed in opposition to the move.
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Auckland Council upholds its decision to keep the site as a Special Housing Area, despite strenuous community support.
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About 100 people turned up at the land designated for a Special Hosuing Area to commemorate Parihaka day.
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SOUL members address the UN Permanent Forum of Indigenous Issues.
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Around 20 pponents held a protest in Mangatawhiri to remind NZ of what they say is the Crown's dupicity in historical land dealigns. For the past 3 days, they have been walking from Otahuhu in the north and are nearing the end of their 50km journey to Pokeno in the south.
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A maori rights group is off to Geneva to seek justice at the United Nations protest over Ihumatao.
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The United Nations relations committee says Maori were not adequately consulted about the development of the Ihumatao SHA near the Auckland Airport.
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A unique parade took place to honor Hape, the resourceful ancestor that Karangahaoe Road is named for - and to highlight the plight of his descendants.