Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 8, 2022 2:28:33 GMT 12
SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOUR OF WAIRARAPA MĀORI
Wairarapa Māori have won a landmark case in the Supreme Court, which could force the Crown to return hundreds of acres of land currently occupied by the multi-million dollar Maraetai Power Station in Waikato.
The Waitangi Tribunal made an extraordinary preliminary finding in 2020 that the land should be returned to Wairarapa Māori despite them not being mana whenua (the original inhabitants) of the Waikato region.
That’s because the land was once given to Wairarapa Māori by the Crown as compensation for the taking of the Wairarapa lakes......
www.1news.co.nz/2022/12/07/supreme-court-rules-in-favour-of-wairarapa-maori/
Wairarapa Māori have won a landmark case in the Supreme Court, which could force the Crown to return hundreds of acres of land currently occupied by the multi-million dollar Maraetai Power Station in Waikato.
The Waitangi Tribunal made an extraordinary preliminary finding in 2020 that the land should be returned to Wairarapa Māori despite them not being mana whenua (the original inhabitants) of the Waikato region.
That’s because the land was once given to Wairarapa Māori by the Crown as compensation for the taking of the Wairarapa lakes......
www.1news.co.nz/2022/12/07/supreme-court-rules-in-favour-of-wairarapa-maori/