Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 12, 2022 7:39:36 GMT 12
FIGHT TO WIN RETURN OF MĀORI LAND TOO HARD, SAYS MAT TAARE
The two abutting sections in Awapuni, Gisborne, were taken in two chunks, one in 1884 for a road, the other in 1952 for an Airways New Zealand transmitter.
Taare was able to negotiate the return of the land without having to pay to buy it back, but Taare said that was fair.
The 1952 land was supposedly acquired for £120, but Taare had found no evidence the money was ever paid.
His family tradition has it that no money was paid......
www.stuff.co.nz/business/128896574/fight-to-win-return-of-mori-land-too-hard-says-mat-taare
The two abutting sections in Awapuni, Gisborne, were taken in two chunks, one in 1884 for a road, the other in 1952 for an Airways New Zealand transmitter.
Taare was able to negotiate the return of the land without having to pay to buy it back, but Taare said that was fair.
The 1952 land was supposedly acquired for £120, but Taare had found no evidence the money was ever paid.
His family tradition has it that no money was paid......
www.stuff.co.nz/business/128896574/fight-to-win-return-of-mori-land-too-hard-says-mat-taare