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The land at Ihumatao is confiscated by the British out of punsihment for local Maori supporting the Kingitanga movement
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Maungataketake Quarried
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Airport runway extended
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Oxidation ponds were removed
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Burial sites desecrated
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Mangere Gateway Heritage project ended
The environment Court rules all rural land west of Auckland Airport should be designated as future urban space. This ends a plan from the Manukau District COuncil era called the Mangere Gateway Heritage project that would have seen Ihumatao protected -
Government and Auckland Council designate the land at Ihumatao a Special Housing area
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SOUL Formed in opposition to the move
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Auckland Council upholds its decision to keep the site as a Special Housing area, despite strenuous community opposition
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SOUL members address the UN Permanent Forum of Indigenous Issues