3 x Articles - Whakatohea, Marlborough Airport & Police bias

[Kiwi Frontline]

HAPU OUTLINES NEXT STEPS FOR NZ GOVERNMENT IN WHAKATOHEA

Ngai Tamahaua Hapu Chair Peter T Selwyn today announced next steps for the New Zealand Government in response to the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations’ statement of 22 February 2019 on the Whakatohea Treaty settlement situation.

Mr Selwyn says: “The Hapu have made it clear that dialogue with the New Zealand Government on decolonisation of our territory and reparations can only commence once concrete steps have been made by them to end their divisive mandate policy – in particular,.....

www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1902/S00267/hapu-outlines-next-steps-for-nz-government-in-whakatohea.htm

[Kiwi Frontline]

IWI LOCK IN LAND DEAL AT MARLBOROUGH AIRPORT

Three top of the south iwi have signed off on an historic deal to jointly purchase two parcels of land at Woodbourne, near Blenheim.

The deal, which takes in 6.56 hectares of land in two lots fronting Marlborough Airport, comes following separate negotiations with the New Zealand Defence Force and the Marlborough District Council, and represents the first commercial partnership between the three iwi, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Ngāti Kuia and Rangitāne o Wairau.....

www.stuff.co.nz/business/property/110893495/iwi-lock-in-land-deal-at-marlborough-airport

[Kiwi Frontline]

MEDICAL STUDENT SEEKS URGENT CLAIM AGAINST POLICE FOR BIAS

Timothy Morrison, a paramedic and medical student, has asked the Waitangi Tribunal to have an urgent hearing of his claim against NZ Police for bias in prosecutions of Māori.

As a teen from a troubled home, Timothy Morrison was targeted by NZ Police, starting as a 14 year old boy with his first conviction for burglary under $100......

www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1902/S00649/medical-student-seeks-urgent-claim-against-police-for-bias.htm