Pania Newton
Pania Newton | |
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Newton at the Fletcher building protest in 2019 | |
| Born | 1990 or 1991 (age 33–34) |
| Education | University of Auckland (LLB/BHlth, 2015) |
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| Known for | Protest of land development at Ihumātao |
| Children | 1 |
Pania Newton (born 1990 or 1991) is a New Zealand lawyer and activist for Māori land rights. In 2016, Newton was a co-founder and spokesperson of the group Save Our Unique Landscape (SOUL), which protested against the development of land at Ihumātao in south Auckland from 2016 to 2020. As a result of the group's protest action, the New Zealand government purchased the land from the developer in 2020, although as of 2022 its future remains unresolved.