Episode 5 - What It Takes To Build An Indigenous Resistance Movement

Signs in the main whare at Kaitiaki Village, Ihumātao, home base for the resistance to Fletcher Building's multi-million dollar housing development. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Pania Newton speaks on hikoi at Ōtuataua Stonefields, telling visitors about the history of the land at Ihumātao. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

A sign outside the wharekai at Ihumātao Kaitiaki Village. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Chickens roam around Kaitiaki Village. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Pania Newton at Ihumātao a few weeks before police arrived to evict her and others from the land. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Land protectors and their tents at dawn. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Protest signs and tents at Ihumātao. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

The police line at Ihumātao. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Pania Newton (left) speaks to people on the front line at Ihumātao. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

When police moved in, protectors spend long cold nights holding their presence. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Kahu Kutia takes part in a knitting class at Kaitiaki Village, just one of many activities organised at Ihumātao. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Kahu Kutia at Ihumātao. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Pania Newton at Ihumātao a few weeks before police arrived to evict her and others from the land. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

The larder in the wharekai at Kaitiaki Village. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Accommodation at Kaitiaki Village, Ihumātao. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Boil-up on the fire at Kaitiaki Village, Ihumātao. A few weeks before the police arrived wih eviction notices, the power supply to Kaitiaki Village was cut off. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Tree planting and signs at Ihumātao. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Kahu Kutia gets a knitting lesson at Ihumātao. Other activities included Zumba, yoga, tree planting and movie nights. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

Pania Newton speaks on hikoi at Ōtuataua Stonefields, telling visitors about the history of the land at Ihumātao. Credit: Nicole Hunt.

A sign at Ihumātao. Credit: Nicole Hunt.