Ko te rironga o ngā whenua maha o ngā tūpuna i raro i te Ture Hanganga Tūmatanui te ngako o tētahi kerēme i whakatakotoria ki mua i te aroaro o Te Taraipiunara o Waitangi.
Otirā, ko ngā whenua o te taunga rererangi o Kaikohe me te ara tereina tawhito te aronga o ngā kaitono.
Ko Ron Wihongi te tangata nana nei i poroteehi mo te ara tereina tawhito i tangohia i raro i taua ture ano. Kihai i whakahokia ki te iwi no ratou tuturu engari kei te hurihia hei ara pahikara ma ngā turuhi.
Ko tāna,“Ka mahi e ratou te mahi hianga e mea ana " for military purposes" na ka mahia e ratou he rererangi kee hei commercial purposes koia tera te mahi koia tenei te kuaretanga a te kaunihera me te karauna.”
