Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 16, 2019 15:58:34 GMT 12
IWI CONCERNS DELAY KAIMAI RANGE WIND FARM
A hearing for a proposed wind farm in the north-western area of the Kaimai Range is now unlikely to take place before the end of the year.
The delay comes after iwi raised concerns about the proposal and are in discussions with Kaimai Windfarm Ltd, Hauraki District Council said in a statement. The company lodged resource consent applications with the council and Waikato Regional Council in July last year.
These negotiations between iwi and the company are to determine what within the proposal should be included in a Maori values assessment, which looks at the relationship of Māori and their culture and traditions with their ancestral lands, water, sites, waahi tapu and other taonga.....
www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/116628994/iwi-concerns-delay-kaimai-range-wind-farm
A hearing for a proposed wind farm in the north-western area of the Kaimai Range is now unlikely to take place before the end of the year.
The delay comes after iwi raised concerns about the proposal and are in discussions with Kaimai Windfarm Ltd, Hauraki District Council said in a statement. The company lodged resource consent applications with the council and Waikato Regional Council in July last year.
These negotiations between iwi and the company are to determine what within the proposal should be included in a Maori values assessment, which looks at the relationship of Māori and their culture and traditions with their ancestral lands, water, sites, waahi tapu and other taonga.....
www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/116628994/iwi-concerns-delay-kaimai-range-wind-farm