There's fears the Australian company will take advantage of the Government's fast track consenting process.
Police say two people have died.
She turned down $110,000 worth of scholarships across New Zealand universities.
"Clearly Shane Jones has been lobbied," Graham Young from Ngāti Ruanui said.
It's part of a redress package after the Crown confiscated the mountain from Māori more than 150 years ago.
The carving is chiselled onto a finger of headland at the bottom of a boat ramp.
The two men, who were experienced climbers, fell to their deaths after deciding to summit the mountain in May 2021.
Police say the hospitalisations have put "undue" pressure on the public health system.
The waka was recovered from the Pātea River.
