Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 28, 2023 4:59:44 GMT 12
DISPUTE OVER KAITĀIA AIRPORT RESOLVED, IWI LEADER SAYS
An iwi leader says protest action has been called off following a resolution to the land ownership dispute over Kaitāia Airport.
The future of the country's northernmost airport had been uncertain for years, due to disagreements over who owned the land and who should run the facility.
The iwi's chief executive, Rangitane Marsden, said the land would be bought back by Ngāi Takoto and returned to relevant hapū and marae.
He said the agreement gave certainty that the land would be used as an airport, for a period of up to 35 years, but not exceeding 40.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/496698/dispute-over-kaitaia-airport-resolved-iwi-leader-says
An iwi leader says protest action has been called off following a resolution to the land ownership dispute over Kaitāia Airport.
The future of the country's northernmost airport had been uncertain for years, due to disagreements over who owned the land and who should run the facility.
The iwi's chief executive, Rangitane Marsden, said the land would be bought back by Ngāi Takoto and returned to relevant hapū and marae.
He said the agreement gave certainty that the land would be used as an airport, for a period of up to 35 years, but not exceeding 40.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/496698/dispute-over-kaitaia-airport-resolved-iwi-leader-says