Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 21, 2022 6:25:40 GMT 12
ENVIRONMENTALISTS, MANA WHENUA CRITICISE PM'S 'APPALLING' GIFT TO US PRESIDENT
Mana whenua are also frustrated they were kept out of the loop.
In a statement, the iwi's development group general manager Snow Tane said: "Te Roroa had no knowledge that a bowl from our rohe had been gifted to the POTUS."
"The Prime Minister's office should have considered acknowledging mana whenua."
He said Te Roroa had witnessed "desecration" of swamplands for valuable timber.
"I [Nelson Parker] can pretty well describe these people to you, they probably don't do anything. They're parasites. As far as I'm concerned, if they want to meddle in what we do, well, then it's not a wise thing to do.".......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/471281/environmentalists-mana-whenua-criticise-pm-s-appalling-gift-to-us-president
Mana whenua are also frustrated they were kept out of the loop.
In a statement, the iwi's development group general manager Snow Tane said: "Te Roroa had no knowledge that a bowl from our rohe had been gifted to the POTUS."
"The Prime Minister's office should have considered acknowledging mana whenua."
He said Te Roroa had witnessed "desecration" of swamplands for valuable timber.
"I [Nelson Parker] can pretty well describe these people to you, they probably don't do anything. They're parasites. As far as I'm concerned, if they want to meddle in what we do, well, then it's not a wise thing to do.".......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/471281/environmentalists-mana-whenua-criticise-pm-s-appalling-gift-to-us-president