Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 14, 2017 17:06:26 GMT 12
HERITAGE NZ WITHDRAWS CHARGES AGAINST MARLBOROUGH LANDOWNERS OVER HERITAGE DISPUTE
Charges against two Marlborough landowners have been formally withdrawn more than a year after they were accused of disturbing material near the site of a historical massacre.
Heritage New Zealand charged Phillip and Haysley MacDonald in late 2015 after alleging they had carried out work on their land near the Wairau Bar without an archaeological permit.
The MacDonalds were accused of constructing a fenceline and clearing scrub without permission on a site close to a historical settlement, Kowhai Pa, between July and September in 2015.
Peter Radich, who represented the MacDonalds, said they had made a contribution to Heritage New Zealand, but would not confirm if it was the full $15,000......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/89279063/Heritage-NZ-withdraws-charges-against-Marlborough-landowners-over-heritage-dispute
Charges against two Marlborough landowners have been formally withdrawn more than a year after they were accused of disturbing material near the site of a historical massacre.
Heritage New Zealand charged Phillip and Haysley MacDonald in late 2015 after alleging they had carried out work on their land near the Wairau Bar without an archaeological permit.
The MacDonalds were accused of constructing a fenceline and clearing scrub without permission on a site close to a historical settlement, Kowhai Pa, between July and September in 2015.
Peter Radich, who represented the MacDonalds, said they had made a contribution to Heritage New Zealand, but would not confirm if it was the full $15,000......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/89279063/Heritage-NZ-withdraws-charges-against-Marlborough-landowners-over-heritage-dispute