34.  Ihaka Te Hiwi lived out his days with Ngäti Pükenga at Maketü, dying there in 1884, without any issue. Ngäti Te Pukuohäkoma never regained the tribal solidarity it once enjoyed. The rangätiratanga of Te Pukuohäkoma was compromised to the point where today we have no distinctive tribal structure, no marae, no resources, and are without any voice, other than those who stand before you today. Ngäti Te Pukuohäkoma’s identity is now highly merged with Ngäti Pükenga, yet the desire to re-establish it upon its own traditional foundations is critical in restoring the balance. The ability to do so is dependant on the hapü being able to establish a land and resource base, of which we have none. The accelerated nature of the remnants of what was once part of the Ngäti Te Pukuohäkoma estate, requires urgent solutions to rectify the imbalance.

35.  Our goal is to once again establish Ngäti Te Pukuohäkoma as a healthy, contributing entity, firm in its identity, active in preserving our histories and whakapapa, out position as a hapü of Waitaha, and developing prosperous futures for the generations to come.