Hinerangi Cooper-Puru, daughter of the late Dame Whina Cooper, at an Significant Natural Areas protest hīkoi in Kaikohe in 2021. Photo: RNZ/ Peter de Graaf Dame Whina Cooper’s daughter says a treasure trove of...

Hinerangi Cooper-Puru, daughter of the late Dame Whina Cooper, at an Significant Natural Areas protest hīkoi in Kaikohe in 2021. Photo: RNZ/ Peter de Graaf Dame Whina Cooper’s daughter says a treasure trove of...

File photo: Northland is usually has one of the worst drowning figures in the country due to its long coastline, love of water sports, and reliance on kaimoana. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A...