Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 10, 2019 16:25:24 GMT 12
HOKIANGA LANDOWNER AT ODDS WITH MĀORI COMMUNITY OVER PLANS TO BUILD HOUSE ON TAPU LAND
A small Māori community in Hokianga is blocking a man from putting another house on his property, saying the area near the Wairere Boulders is tapu.
The landowner has council permission to add a house, but it was granted before an archaeological discovery on the site.
Māori who live in the Wairere Boulders community say the land is a burial ground and shouldn't be disturbed......
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/hokianga-landowner-odds-m-ori-community-over-plans-build-house-tapu-land
A small Māori community in Hokianga is blocking a man from putting another house on his property, saying the area near the Wairere Boulders is tapu.
The landowner has council permission to add a house, but it was granted before an archaeological discovery on the site.
Māori who live in the Wairere Boulders community say the land is a burial ground and shouldn't be disturbed......
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/hokianga-landowner-odds-m-ori-community-over-plans-build-house-tapu-land