Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 23, 2019 16:51:47 GMT 12
NORTHLAND CELL TOWER, LAND OCCUPATION ON HOLD - FOR NOW
Work has been halted on a cellphone tower on a Far North hilltop some hapū say is sacred — but they're not ruling out an Ihumātao-style land occupation to make sure it can't go ahead.
Group members then called the RCG but got a curt response with the manager saying hapū had already been consulted and they needed to sort the issue out among themselves.
With the more diplomatic options exhausted all that was left to the group was a ''full scale occupation'' of the maunga and its base, Rapana said.
Later on Monday the RCG called a halt to work on the cell site.
''We appreciate that the hapū have differing views ... We have ceased work on the site as we respect the need for the hapū to address the matter internally,'' she said.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503449&objectid=12260324
Work has been halted on a cellphone tower on a Far North hilltop some hapū say is sacred — but they're not ruling out an Ihumātao-style land occupation to make sure it can't go ahead.
Group members then called the RCG but got a curt response with the manager saying hapū had already been consulted and they needed to sort the issue out among themselves.
With the more diplomatic options exhausted all that was left to the group was a ''full scale occupation'' of the maunga and its base, Rapana said.
Later on Monday the RCG called a halt to work on the cell site.
''We appreciate that the hapū have differing views ... We have ceased work on the site as we respect the need for the hapū to address the matter internally,'' she said.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503449&objectid=12260324