The TINO RANGATIRATANGA plate is linked to a movement by the Te-Moana-Nui-A-kiwa Embassy which issues travel and identification documents of its own. Photo / Gianina SchwaneckeThe TINO RANGATIRATANGA plate is linked to a movement by the Te-Moana-Nui-A-kiwa Embassy which issues travel and identification documents of its own. Police stopped a car with fake plates, which read "Tino Rangatiratanga", a phrase long associated with Māori autonomy and sovereignty, in Mayfair about 9.40am. The "Tino Rangatiratanga" plate is linked to a movement by the Te-Moana-Nui-A-Kiwa Embassy, which issues travel and identification documents of its own. Displaying a fake plate is not an offence on its own that would necessitate someone being arrested, they said.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 07, 2021 04:04 UTC