Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 31, 2024 4:56:37 GMT 12
ABANDONED TŪRANGI CAMP GROUND COULD BE RETURNED TO IWI OWNERSHIP
A Tūrangi camping ground abandoned by a former leaseholder after they went broke owing almost $40,000 in rates could be handed back to its traditional Māori owners - if they can be identified.
The Taupō District Council will meet next week to discuss a recommendation to dispose of 4.8ha of land upon which the Tūrangi Kiwi Holiday Park sits after it was closed suddenly in November 2021.
The land, at 13 Te Reiti Tamara Grove, is valued at $1.56m and was taken from its original Māori owners by the Crown under the Public Works Act as part of the Tūrangi Township Act 1964.....
www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/350159125/abandoned-turangi-camp-ground-could-be-returned-iwi-ownership
A Tūrangi camping ground abandoned by a former leaseholder after they went broke owing almost $40,000 in rates could be handed back to its traditional Māori owners - if they can be identified.
The Taupō District Council will meet next week to discuss a recommendation to dispose of 4.8ha of land upon which the Tūrangi Kiwi Holiday Park sits after it was closed suddenly in November 2021.
The land, at 13 Te Reiti Tamara Grove, is valued at $1.56m and was taken from its original Māori owners by the Crown under the Public Works Act as part of the Tūrangi Township Act 1964.....
www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/350159125/abandoned-turangi-camp-ground-could-be-returned-iwi-ownership