Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 30, 2018 16:16:12 GMT 12
MANGATU LANDS CLAIMS ‘TOO OBLIQUE’
Do these Treaty claims relate to the land?
Are they “well-founded” claims to the land?
These are key points to consider in determining the fate of Mangatu Crown forest licensed lands in the latest Waitangi Tribunal remedies hearing, say Crown lawyers.
The atrocities of the 1865 invasion of Waerenga a Hika Pa should not be considered by the Tribunal for this case, as was put forward by iwi Te Aitanga a Mahaki, say Crown counsel. Neither should a claim into the forest lands by local iwi Te Whanau a Kai be considered.
The claims made by the iwi do not relate to the Mangatu Crown forest licensed lands, it says.
The Crown’s counsel made these statements during closing submissions in the Mangatu remedies hearing to the Waitangi Tribunal in Wellington......
gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/3874259-135/mangatu-lands-claims-too-oblique
Do these Treaty claims relate to the land?
Are they “well-founded” claims to the land?
These are key points to consider in determining the fate of Mangatu Crown forest licensed lands in the latest Waitangi Tribunal remedies hearing, say Crown lawyers.
The atrocities of the 1865 invasion of Waerenga a Hika Pa should not be considered by the Tribunal for this case, as was put forward by iwi Te Aitanga a Mahaki, say Crown counsel. Neither should a claim into the forest lands by local iwi Te Whanau a Kai be considered.
The claims made by the iwi do not relate to the Mangatu Crown forest licensed lands, it says.
The Crown’s counsel made these statements during closing submissions in the Mangatu remedies hearing to the Waitangi Tribunal in Wellington......
gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/3874259-135/mangatu-lands-claims-too-oblique