Ko Rākaumangamanga te maunga 

Ko Ī Pīpiri te moana 

Ko Te Rāwhiti, Kaingahoa me Haratū ngā marae 

Ko Patukeha, Ngāti Manu, Ngāti Kuta ngā hapū 

He uri no Te Wharerahi 

Tīhewā Mauri Ora 

Ko Jamie Hakaraia ahau. 

I started on this journey as a young kid driving my mother and kaumātua around Te Taitokerau, attending the different hapū and wider Ngāpuhi hui. I was privileged to have spent a lot of time over a 20-year period with our kaumātua Uncle Moka Puru, Aunty Mārara Te Tai, and Uncle Matu Clendon. Their teachings and guidance shaped much of who I am today, and I hold fast to their dreams and aspirations not just for Treaty Settlement but for our people Patukeha and Ngāti Kuta as well. 

Since 2010, I have been asked by our hapū and kaumātua to do the following things: 

• Research support for WAI 1140 Patukeha Claim 
• Trustee to Motūkōkako Ahu Whenua Trust 
• Trustee to 3B2 Ahu Whenua Trust 
• Claimant for Ngāti Kuta and Patukeha under Takutai Moana Act 2011 (MACA) 
• Trustee to Te Whakaaetanga Trust 
• Treaty Settlement Negotiator for Patukeha