Around 6 years ago, the 2 cousins who now make up the three musketeers with me approached me and asked me to start attending whanau hui again and asked me if I had a vision for our grandfathers land and my answer was this-

I want to see three things. 

-I want to see housing for our whanau. 

-I want to see farming and business opportunities explored that allow us to ensure the future generations are taken care of. 

-And I'd love to see some kind of rehab because as much as I've had a pretty good life, I understand and realise not all of my whānau have had the parents I've had, the upbringing I've had or the privileges I've had. 

The future of our whanau isn't dependent on some agreement some people signed 185 years ago. Our future is dependent on us. Growing, healing and doing for ourselves and our babies. That's the legacy our grandfather left us in his land. And that's what drives me to keep pushing forward until we get our whanau out of this godforsaken city and back at home.