Brills Bivouac
The place
Brills Bivouac in the Bay of Plenty region, Waikaremoana/Ruatāhuna sector (Te Urewera Tūhoe country, North Island, New Zealand), at 213 m altitude, Te Urewera forest. Continuous New Zealand Bay of Plenty Te Urewera cluster (batches 260-406). Historic DOC musterer's bivouac in Te Urewera Tūhoe country (Te Urewera, 2127 km², formerly a National Park from 1954, granted legal personhood in 2014, iconic Tūhoe Claims Settlement Act + Lake Waikaremoana, 54 km², iconic 46 km Great Walk over 3-4 days + Ruatāhuna, 800 residents, Tūhoe center + Onepoto Bay + heritage of the Tūhoe (Māori iwi, 46,000 people, Tūhoe dialect of Te Reo Māori + iconic Tūhoe heritage "Children of the Mist", never signed the Treaty of Waitangi 1840, iconic historical resistance + Rua Kēnana 1869-1937, iconic messianic prophet of Maungapōhatu + iconic Land Wars heritage 1863-1872, confiscations of 1866 + iconic Te Urewera Act, 6 August 2014, world-first legal personhood status, withdrawn from National Park status + Tūhoe Settlement Act 2014, NZ$170 million Crown apology, iconic + iconic Tāme Iti, born 1952, iconic Tūhoe activist + iconic Operation Eight, 15 October 2007, police raids in Rūātoki, iconic "terrorism" arrests of Tūhoe, released 2011).
The setting
Bay of Plenty Waikaremoana/Ruatāhuna Te Urewera Tūhoe country North Island NZ 213 m Te Urewera forest, continuous cluster batches 260-406, historic DOC musterer's bivouac Te Urewera Tūhoe country + Te Urewera 2127 km² former NP 1954 legal personhood 2014 iconic Tūhoe Claims Settlement Act + Waikaremoana 54 km² Great Walk 46 km 3-4 days iconic + Ruatāhuna 800 Tūhoe center + Onepoto Bay, Tūhoe iwi 46,000 Māori Tūhoe + "Children of the Mist" never signed Waitangi 1840 iconic resistance + Rua Kēnana 1869-1937 prophet Maungapōhatu iconic + Land Wars 1863-1872 confiscations 1866 iconic + Te Urewera Act 6 August 2014 world-first legal personhood iconic withdrawn from NP + Tūhoe Settlement 2014 NZ$170 million Crown apology iconic + Tāme Iti born 1952 Tūhoe activist iconic + Operation Eight 15 Oct 2007 police raids Rūātoki iconic "terrorism" released 2011.
