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Lisa Tumahai

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Lisa Tumahai (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Waewae, Makaawhio) is kaiwhakahaere/chairperson of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. She is also deputy chair for the Climate Change Commission for New Zealand

Mata-Au/Clutha River, near Wānaka, in Te Waipounamu (Photo: Getty Images)

Enough is enough: Why Ngāi Tahu is suing the Crown over its waterways

In a legal first, Ngāi Tahu has lodged a statement of claim in the High Court seeking recognition of its rangatiratanga over their awa and moana.

By Lisa Tumahai | 4th November, 2020