Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 15, 2022 1:59:19 GMT 12
WAIRARAPA SETTLEMENT CREATES NEW TREATY BREACH
The chair Wairarapa Moana Incorporation says by removing legal pathways to pursue a claim for land under a Waikato River dam the crown has ensured the fight will continue into the next generation.
Parliament yesterday passed the Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-ā-Rua Claims Settlement Bill, covering claims from Danneverke and Cape Turnagain down to Cape Palliser.
Kingi Smiler says Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little forced the iwi to also include WAI 85, which covers the Pouakani lands near Mangakino which were given as part of a swap for Lake Wairarapa and then taken again to build the Maraetai hydro power station.....
waateanews.com/2022/12/14/wairarapa-settlement-creates-new-treaty-breach/
The chair Wairarapa Moana Incorporation says by removing legal pathways to pursue a claim for land under a Waikato River dam the crown has ensured the fight will continue into the next generation.
Parliament yesterday passed the Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-ā-Rua Claims Settlement Bill, covering claims from Danneverke and Cape Turnagain down to Cape Palliser.
Kingi Smiler says Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little forced the iwi to also include WAI 85, which covers the Pouakani lands near Mangakino which were given as part of a swap for Lake Wairarapa and then taken again to build the Maraetai hydro power station.....
waateanews.com/2022/12/14/wairarapa-settlement-creates-new-treaty-breach/