Ihumatao

This term in Social Studies we have been learning about Ihumatao and what is happening on the land. We got given 3 focus questions which were:

Why does the government want the land at Ihumatao?

Why are protesters aiming to stop housing development at Ihumatao?

Why does Maori not want to give the land?

Before I started my research I believed that the Maori were being selfish for not giving the land to the government so they could build more houses for those who are in need. But after my research this is what I found out and what I thought about it. Our task was to write a 600+ word essay about what we learnt.