Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 22, 2023 3:45:29 GMT 12
SETTLEMENT CRUMBS MARK PATH TO PROSPERITY
The chair of post settlement governance entity Te Tawharau o Te Whakatōhea says a long-awaited treaty settlement is a chance to start rebuilding his iwi’s lost prosperity.
Vaughan Payne says to align with its strategy of mana moana, mana whenua, mana tangata. the Opotiki-based iwi negotiated additional marine space to add to its existing 4000 hectare mussel farm.
He say even the MPs referred to the redress as crumbs, considering Te Whakatohea had been a prosperous iwi in the 1860s before the crown invaded, took its lands and destroyed its ships....
waateanews.com/2023/08/21/settlement-crumbs-mark-path-to-prosperity/
The chair of post settlement governance entity Te Tawharau o Te Whakatōhea says a long-awaited treaty settlement is a chance to start rebuilding his iwi’s lost prosperity.
Vaughan Payne says to align with its strategy of mana moana, mana whenua, mana tangata. the Opotiki-based iwi negotiated additional marine space to add to its existing 4000 hectare mussel farm.
He say even the MPs referred to the redress as crumbs, considering Te Whakatohea had been a prosperous iwi in the 1860s before the crown invaded, took its lands and destroyed its ships....
waateanews.com/2023/08/21/settlement-crumbs-mark-path-to-prosperity/