From the beginning, though, it has been a journey of profound hardship. At its core, it seems to me, a fight for survival. The Ngāti Hinerangi rohe extends from the eastern Waikato to Tauranga, including part of the Kaimai Range: land rich in many, many senses. And land, clearly, and life worth fighting for—and Ngāti Hinerangi did that, as we would expect any or many nations to defend their place.