Evidence brings history alive
Quiet confidence, sweet memories, and “wait and see” were the attitudes expressed by the various counsel and people who attended day two of the second hearing of the Ngai Tahu land claim yesterday.
Counsel for the claimants, Mr Paul Temm, Q.C., said the narrative of handwritten transcripts of evidence given in 1879 reflected a “vitality of truthfulness.”
Counsel for the Crown, Mr Anthony Hearn, Q.C., said it represented a valu-
able opportunity to hear history in more detail. “It has been most interesting reading the original records, hearing more of our history than the average history student.”
The Crown would wait until all the evidence had been presented before making cross-examina-tions or presenting its own case.
“We want to give them the opportunity of presenting their own evidence without restrictions,” Mr Hearn said.
Backgrounder, page 23
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