Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 6, 2023 5:42:53 GMT 12
LOSING RACECOURSE‘S GREENSPACE “WOULD BE A CRIME”
The land was confiscated from Ngāi Tamarāwaho after the Battle of Gate Pa and Te Ranga in 1864 and because it was used for the community the hapū did not seek return of the land in their treaty settlement, said Mikaere.
“If that land is now to be used for other purposes, such as housing and the new hospital site, then we want our interests to be prioritised,” he said.
Ngāi Tamarāwaho lodged a claim via the Treaty of Waitangi Act in February last year.
Mikaere said any change to the status of the land would trigger the treaty claim.....
www.sunlive.co.nz/news/316353-losing-racecourselsquos-greenspace-ldquowould-be-crimerdquo.html
The land was confiscated from Ngāi Tamarāwaho after the Battle of Gate Pa and Te Ranga in 1864 and because it was used for the community the hapū did not seek return of the land in their treaty settlement, said Mikaere.
“If that land is now to be used for other purposes, such as housing and the new hospital site, then we want our interests to be prioritised,” he said.
Ngāi Tamarāwaho lodged a claim via the Treaty of Waitangi Act in February last year.
Mikaere said any change to the status of the land would trigger the treaty claim.....
www.sunlive.co.nz/news/316353-losing-racecourselsquos-greenspace-ldquowould-be-crimerdquo.html