Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 27, 2016 15:00:12 GMT 12
PAPAKAINGA HOUSING
There is a rude irony about this and the reality that non-Maori have to ask Maori for consent when developing their land, but Maori do not have to ask non-Maori.
The papakāinga provisions should apply to all properties, or they should not apply at all. One’s connection to land and environmental effects are, after all, not defined by race. Many of us more recent immigrants also have an ancestral connection with our land, or would like to create a legacy property for future generations. Why can’t they have the same rights as Maori? Why can’t they too build second or multiple dwellings on their property to house relatives, or operate a business activity from their backyard?……
Read Frank Newman's alarming NZCPR guest commentary here > www.nzcpr.com/papakainga-housing/#more-18558
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SUBMISSION….(closes 31 May 2016 at 4pm )
For details on how to make a submission, go to the WDC website > www.wdc.govt.nz/PlansPoliciesandBylaws/Plans/DistrictPlan/DistrictPlanChanges/Pages/District-Plan-Change-94B.aspx (Scroll down the page)
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There is a rude irony about this and the reality that non-Maori have to ask Maori for consent when developing their land, but Maori do not have to ask non-Maori.
The papakāinga provisions should apply to all properties, or they should not apply at all. One’s connection to land and environmental effects are, after all, not defined by race. Many of us more recent immigrants also have an ancestral connection with our land, or would like to create a legacy property for future generations. Why can’t they have the same rights as Maori? Why can’t they too build second or multiple dwellings on their property to house relatives, or operate a business activity from their backyard?……
Read Frank Newman's alarming NZCPR guest commentary here > www.nzcpr.com/papakainga-housing/#more-18558
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SUBMISSION….(closes 31 May 2016 at 4pm )
For details on how to make a submission, go to the WDC website > www.wdc.govt.nz/PlansPoliciesandBylaws/Plans/DistrictPlan/DistrictPlanChanges/Pages/District-Plan-Change-94B.aspx (Scroll down the page)
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