Ngati Hine leader, Pita Tipene shares his kōrero on the history of Te Tiriti, He Whakaputanga, and the outcome from the Waitangi Tribunal "affirming what everyone already knew that Ngā Puhi never ceded sovereignty."

Pita Tipene  

Ko Mōtatau te marae, Ko Ngāti Te Tārawa te Hapu, Ko Ngāti Hine te Iwi. Ka papā te whatititiri, ka hikohiko te uira, ka wahierua ki runga o Motatau, e tū ana i te ao, i te po, ō Hikurangi, ngā kiekie whawhanui a Uenuku. Ko Taumārere te awa, Ko te puna i Keteriki, Keteriki, Kete Tangariki, ko Ngāti Hine Pukepukerau. 

Pita Tipene (Ngāti Hine) has held the position of Waitangi National Trust Chair since February 2016. Pita holds a number of governance roles within his Iwi of Ngāti Hine as well as local, regional and national roles. Some of his roles include: Co-convenor at Ngā Toki Whakarururanga, Chair of Mōtatau marae and Chair of the Ngāti Hine Forestry Trust. Additionally, Pita sits on Te Kahu o Taonui (Taitokerau Iwi Chairs Forum) representing Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Hine. One of his other national roles is as the Chair of the Mānuka Charitable Trust which has the responsibility of maintaining and enhancing the Intellectual property of Mānuka in the global market. He has a passion for upholding He Whakaputanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.