Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 3, 2016 16:19:26 GMT 12
Māori Party supports greater trustee control over Wairarapa whenua
Māori Party Co-leader Marama Fox is thrilled that tangata whenua in Wairarapa will be given greater control over the Papawai and Kaikōkirikiri Trusts.
“It’s about Parliament recognising the trustee’s rangatiratanga over their land and scholarship funds”, she says.
Mrs Fox says the trustees, which manage 300 hectares of land and distribute $60,000 in education scholarships each year, will soon see significant changes made to their governing legislation....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1603/S00042/maori-party-supports-greater-trustee-control-over-wairarapa.htm
Māori Party Co-leader Marama Fox is thrilled that tangata whenua in Wairarapa will be given greater control over the Papawai and Kaikōkirikiri Trusts.
“It’s about Parliament recognising the trustee’s rangatiratanga over their land and scholarship funds”, she says.
Mrs Fox says the trustees, which manage 300 hectares of land and distribute $60,000 in education scholarships each year, will soon see significant changes made to their governing legislation....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1603/S00042/maori-party-supports-greater-trustee-control-over-wairarapa.htm