Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 30, 2019 17:24:16 GMT 12
USING TREATY SETTLEMENT TO PUT THE H BACK IN WANGANUI
Wanganui iwi will use their Treaty of Waitangi settlement to have the city's name officially spelled with an H.
More than 200 iwi members gathered at Pūtiki Marae in Whanganui this morning to sign an Agreement in Principle with the Crown.
It includes proposed financial redress of $30 million and the potential return of 22 sites. It also proposes legislation to confirm there one spelling of Wanganui.
Iwi negotiator Ken Mair said the settlement put an end to debate.
"There is no alternate name but Wanganui, with the H," he said........
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/397809/using-treaty-settlement-to-put-the-h-back-in-whanganui
NGATI RANGITIHI PGSE APPROVED
The chair of Ngati Rangitihi says confirmation of the eastern Bay of Plenty iwi's post settlement entity is a positive step forward.
He says there are some clear highlights in the settlement offer.
"Without a doubt it's the return of culturally significant land at Matata and Tarawera, land we've lost as a result not only because of crown action but also things like the Tarawera eruption and that reestablishes ourselves and our presence in some historically important places for Ngati Rangitihi," Mr Comer says.....
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjI1Njg/Ngati-Rangitihi-PGSE-approved
Wanganui iwi will use their Treaty of Waitangi settlement to have the city's name officially spelled with an H.
More than 200 iwi members gathered at Pūtiki Marae in Whanganui this morning to sign an Agreement in Principle with the Crown.
It includes proposed financial redress of $30 million and the potential return of 22 sites. It also proposes legislation to confirm there one spelling of Wanganui.
Iwi negotiator Ken Mair said the settlement put an end to debate.
"There is no alternate name but Wanganui, with the H," he said........
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/397809/using-treaty-settlement-to-put-the-h-back-in-whanganui
NGATI RANGITIHI PGSE APPROVED
The chair of Ngati Rangitihi says confirmation of the eastern Bay of Plenty iwi's post settlement entity is a positive step forward.
He says there are some clear highlights in the settlement offer.
"Without a doubt it's the return of culturally significant land at Matata and Tarawera, land we've lost as a result not only because of crown action but also things like the Tarawera eruption and that reestablishes ourselves and our presence in some historically important places for Ngati Rangitihi," Mr Comer says.....
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjI1Njg/Ngati-Rangitihi-PGSE-approved