Motukawaiti Island promo video from 2017. Video / James Law International"All offers seriously considered," says the estate agent selling the stunning Far North island and luxury home once listed with a $22 million price tag. That purchase price is now gone. The steep purchase price was considered to be out of reach of the hapū. Ngāti Kura kaumatua Dover Samuels recently lobbied Government Ministers Andrew Little (Treaty Settlements) and Kelvin Davis (Crown-Māori Relations) about returning the island to the hapū.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 24, 2021 01:41 UTC