“In one year, the public account has grown by more than the total paid out in Treaty settlements since 1994 — that’s every single claim across three decades.” — Bevan O’Connor, candidate for Hastings District Council.
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“Those who wanted pine trees — the Crown and outside corporate interests — got pine trees. But it was Ngāti Porou and their lands and moana that would pay the price.” — Aaron Smale.
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“I want to change the narrative for the people who live here today. I don’t want them to have to face the same thing as my dad did 60-something years ago, when he finished school and felt he had to move.” — Kat Kaiwai, of Tairāwhiti Contractors, on creating jobs on the East Coast.
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“I’m not sure that the room is anything like the one being described. At Waiohiki, I saw New Zealand citizens of many races using the marae as a place of refuge. The rain fell on us all.” — Denis O’Reilly.
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What’s the census got to do with our current needs? “Everything! Many of our whānau are not only displaced but they are resistant.” — Denis O’Reilly.
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“When I think about whether we can sustain a future here, I know we just have to, because a lot of our whānau have got nowhere else to go.” — Lillian Te Hau-Ward, who leads the local response and Civil Defence team in Tokomaru Bay.
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“We were caring for each other, sharing what we had, improvising meals without access to electricity, making sure the young ones felt safe even after traumatic experiences.” — Denis O’Reilly, on the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle on his community in Napier.
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