Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 27, 2024 3:28:40 GMT 12
WHANGĀREI IWI ‘LIVID’ AT DECISION TO BUILD HOMES ON WĀHI TAPU
Iwi say all bets are off and all avenues of protest are on the table.
Local iwi Ngāti Kahu o Torongare and Te Parawhau says they are horrified at a decision by an independent commissioner to allow the building of a housing project on land the iwi say is sacred.
The application by Onoke Heights Ltd is for a 6.8ha proposed Ōnoke Heights development that would run along Dip Rd in Kamo, Whangārei and include 93 houses, a 5m retaining wall, and approximately 134,349 m3 of earthworks.
Taki Kingi of Ngāti Kahu o Torongare says the iwi will do anything and everything to stop the development from going ahead, including occupying the area.
“That’s the whole point of occupation. We aren’t going to come here, put our flag up, and go home. No.”....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/02/26/whangarei-iwi-livid-at-decision-to-build-homes-on-wahi-tapu/
Iwi say all bets are off and all avenues of protest are on the table.
Local iwi Ngāti Kahu o Torongare and Te Parawhau says they are horrified at a decision by an independent commissioner to allow the building of a housing project on land the iwi say is sacred.
The application by Onoke Heights Ltd is for a 6.8ha proposed Ōnoke Heights development that would run along Dip Rd in Kamo, Whangārei and include 93 houses, a 5m retaining wall, and approximately 134,349 m3 of earthworks.
Taki Kingi of Ngāti Kahu o Torongare says the iwi will do anything and everything to stop the development from going ahead, including occupying the area.
“That’s the whole point of occupation. We aren’t going to come here, put our flag up, and go home. No.”....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/02/26/whangarei-iwi-livid-at-decision-to-build-homes-on-wahi-tapu/