Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 8, 2022 2:23:23 GMT 12
'LAND BACK': GREENS CALL TO RETURN STOLEN LAND AND REVISIT TREATY SETTLEMENTS
The Green Party is calling for all Treaty settlements to be revisited, and additional support for iwi and hapū seeking to reacquire stolen land which is now in private ownership.
The party’s new Treaty of Waitangi focus was set firmly on returning Māori land, co-leader Marama Davidson said. “People have been talking about land back for decades, we are asking ‘how do we actually do it?’”
A new discussion document from the party, titled Hoki Whenua Mai, suggested introducing law to make it easier for Māori to buy back stolen land, and using the Public Works Act to return land to Māori.......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300512097/land-back-greens-call-to-return-stolen-land-and-revisit-treaty-settlements
The Green Party is calling for all Treaty settlements to be revisited, and additional support for iwi and hapū seeking to reacquire stolen land which is now in private ownership.
The party’s new Treaty of Waitangi focus was set firmly on returning Māori land, co-leader Marama Davidson said. “People have been talking about land back for decades, we are asking ‘how do we actually do it?’”
A new discussion document from the party, titled Hoki Whenua Mai, suggested introducing law to make it easier for Māori to buy back stolen land, and using the Public Works Act to return land to Māori.......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300512097/land-back-greens-call-to-return-stolen-land-and-revisit-treaty-settlements