Far North, Karikari Beach Sand Dunes: Escalating Land Ownership and Maori Tribe Dispute In the northern reaches of Far North, tensions are on the rise as a dispute between landowners and local Maori tribes intensifies over access to the sand dunes of Karikari Beach. The subtribes of the Ngāti Kahu Maori tribe, Whānau Moana and Te Rorohuri, have initiated this conflict by occupying Whatuwhiwhi Ro..