Matakana Island blockaded with barbed wire and fence postsRyan Wood A sign placed at the front of the Panepane wharf reads, "This is the tribal boundary of Tauwhao, Te Ngare, Tamawhariua, Tauairi, and Tuwhiwhia." Visitors to Bay of Plenty's Matakana Island were greeted with piles of a barbed wire and a sign saying "Bugga Off!" Ryan Wood Signs telling people to "bugga off" were left along with a pile of debris at a Matakana Island wharf. Stone said cruises were continuing as normal but no stops were made to Matakana Island. "We're aware of a protest on Matakana Island that looks like it wants to restrict public access from the wharf to the land," he said.

Source: Stuff January 09, 2018 02:35 UTC