Labour's Māori caucus have been given a reminder of the aspirations of Te Tai Tokerau and have been met with protesters as they went to Waitangi's the Tii Marae today.
It's the first time for several years Government ministers have been welcomed on to Te Tii Marae in the lead-up to Waitangi Day commemorations in the Bay of Islands.
About 40 people have marched to Te Tii Marae to protest the sale by Far North District Council-owned company Far North Holdings of Ōpua's Puketiti Hill to a property developer.
The marchers are a near-even mix of Māori and Pākehā from Ōpua.
They say the land should not have been sold without consultation while four Treaty claims are pending in the Ōpua area.