Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 11, 2016 17:29:52 GMT 12
AKL COUNCIL VOTES AGAINST MĀORI SITE PROTECTION
Councillors have voted to go with the proposed Auckland Unitary Plan and remove protection for sites of value to Māori.
The panel recommended removing provisions for places mana whenua valued, but council staff argued protection of more than 2000 such places should be reinstated.
Today, councillors voted to ignore that six votes to 12 and go with the panel's recommendation.
The founder of lobby group Democracy Action, Lee Short, said the council had previously protected insignificant sites including an old rubbish dump, and sites would now need to be properly verified.
"We welcome preserving our heritage, but you just can't go along saying 'this one here, this one there' without providing proof of why it is a site of value.
"And I think the hearings panel and the council have made a wise decision today. Go away and show us the proof and then we'll incorporate it into a site of significance or value."....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/310646/akl-council-votes-against-maori-site-protection
A further article on the above here > www.newstalkzb.co.nz/opinion/michael-sergel-aucklands-future-is-being-decided-but-maori-arent-at-the-table/
And here > www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1608/S00353/council-confirm-removal-of-mana-whenua-overlay.htm
And here > www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1608/S00335/democratic-decision-making-welcomed.htm
And here > www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/ngati-paoa-accuse-council-disregarding-evidence
Councillors have voted to go with the proposed Auckland Unitary Plan and remove protection for sites of value to Māori.
The panel recommended removing provisions for places mana whenua valued, but council staff argued protection of more than 2000 such places should be reinstated.
Today, councillors voted to ignore that six votes to 12 and go with the panel's recommendation.
The founder of lobby group Democracy Action, Lee Short, said the council had previously protected insignificant sites including an old rubbish dump, and sites would now need to be properly verified.
"We welcome preserving our heritage, but you just can't go along saying 'this one here, this one there' without providing proof of why it is a site of value.
"And I think the hearings panel and the council have made a wise decision today. Go away and show us the proof and then we'll incorporate it into a site of significance or value."....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/310646/akl-council-votes-against-maori-site-protection
A further article on the above here > www.newstalkzb.co.nz/opinion/michael-sergel-aucklands-future-is-being-decided-but-maori-arent-at-the-table/
And here > www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1608/S00353/council-confirm-removal-of-mana-whenua-overlay.htm
And here > www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1608/S00335/democratic-decision-making-welcomed.htm
And here > www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/ngati-paoa-accuse-council-disregarding-evidence