Professor Sir Ngatata Love, leading academic and treaty negotiator, on trial for defrauding his iwi

• One of the most influential figures in Maoridom is on trial charged with defrauding the iwi he once led.

Suppression orders covering Professor Sir Ralph Heberley “Ngatata” Love, once a leading Treaty of Waitangi settlement negotiator and Victoria University of Wellington Professor, lapsed on Wednesday, more than three years after he was charged with a raft of corruption charges.

Until now, none of the details of the prosecution have been able to be reported.

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ANDREW LABBETT