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IHUMĀTAO: PROTEST LEADER PANIA NEWTON QUESTIONS REPORTS TAINUI IS SET TO BUY LAND
On Friday morning, Newshub reported that the protest at Ihumātao in south Auckland could soon be over with Tainui set to purchase it.
Speaking to Stuff, Save Our Unique Landscape (SOUL) leader Newton said she had not been made aware of any deal.
Newton had heard nothing of Tainui buying the land and it was not part of discussions.
She said whanau were in talks with Tainui but the land being purchased by it had not been communicated nor agreed.
"This is a Crown issue, not a treaty issue," Newton said.
"Māori shouldn't solve Crown issues. The Crown has to take responsibility," she said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/115221559/ihumtao-protest-leader-pania-newton-questions-reports-tainui-is-set-to-buy-land
'THERE IS NO DEAL' - WAIKATO-TAINUI LEADER
Some media reported today the iwi was set to purchase the land from Fletcher Building, but iwi leaders have dismissed the claim as speculation.
But iwi leader Rahui Papa said no such decision had been made."There is no deal. There is no resolution at this stage and all of the media speculation is unfounded," he said......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/397328/there-is-no-deal-waikato-tainui-leader
IHUMĀTAO: PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN SAYS SHE WILL VISIT PROTEST SITE
Speaking to media on Friday, Ardern said she had never ruled out visiting the land, and she would do so eventually.
She said she "absolutely" wanted to see the land.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/115236130/ihumtao-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-says-she-will-visit-protest-site
HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACH CAN HELP IN RESOLVING IHUMĀTAO DISPUTE
Applying New Zealand’s international human rights commitments, particularly those in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, can help in resolving the situation at Ihumātao, Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt says.
“Our hope is that our report may assist these negotiations, and broader discussions around the country about Ihumātao, by examining the relevance of New Zealand’s human rights commitments under the Declaration and Te Tiriti o Waitangi to the dispute.
“There are a number of human rights commitments implicit in Te Tiriti which are enlarged on in the Declaration,” Mr Hunt says.
“The Declaration also aligns with the Māori worldview including the inter-relationship between people and the natural world, and kaitiakitanga (guardianship) of these natural resources.”
The Government has endorsed the Declaration and by doing so has made a commitment to uphold the rights contained in it, Mr Hunt says.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1908/S00329/human-rights-approach-can-help-in-resolving-ihumatao-dispute.htm
On Friday morning, Newshub reported that the protest at Ihumātao in south Auckland could soon be over with Tainui set to purchase it.
Speaking to Stuff, Save Our Unique Landscape (SOUL) leader Newton said she had not been made aware of any deal.
Newton had heard nothing of Tainui buying the land and it was not part of discussions.
She said whanau were in talks with Tainui but the land being purchased by it had not been communicated nor agreed.
"This is a Crown issue, not a treaty issue," Newton said.
"Māori shouldn't solve Crown issues. The Crown has to take responsibility," she said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/115221559/ihumtao-protest-leader-pania-newton-questions-reports-tainui-is-set-to-buy-land
'THERE IS NO DEAL' - WAIKATO-TAINUI LEADER
Some media reported today the iwi was set to purchase the land from Fletcher Building, but iwi leaders have dismissed the claim as speculation.
But iwi leader Rahui Papa said no such decision had been made."There is no deal. There is no resolution at this stage and all of the media speculation is unfounded," he said......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/397328/there-is-no-deal-waikato-tainui-leader
IHUMĀTAO: PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN SAYS SHE WILL VISIT PROTEST SITE
Speaking to media on Friday, Ardern said she had never ruled out visiting the land, and she would do so eventually.
She said she "absolutely" wanted to see the land.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/115236130/ihumtao-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-says-she-will-visit-protest-site
HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACH CAN HELP IN RESOLVING IHUMĀTAO DISPUTE
Applying New Zealand’s international human rights commitments, particularly those in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, can help in resolving the situation at Ihumātao, Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt says.
“Our hope is that our report may assist these negotiations, and broader discussions around the country about Ihumātao, by examining the relevance of New Zealand’s human rights commitments under the Declaration and Te Tiriti o Waitangi to the dispute.
“There are a number of human rights commitments implicit in Te Tiriti which are enlarged on in the Declaration,” Mr Hunt says.
“The Declaration also aligns with the Māori worldview including the inter-relationship between people and the natural world, and kaitiakitanga (guardianship) of these natural resources.”
The Government has endorsed the Declaration and by doing so has made a commitment to uphold the rights contained in it, Mr Hunt says.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1908/S00329/human-rights-approach-can-help-in-resolving-ihumatao-dispute.htm