Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 29, 2019 2:33:02 GMT 12
IWI WANT VEHICLE ACCESS TO SACRED NELSON ESTUARY BLOCKED, FISHERS WANT PERMANENT ACCESS
"Someone will die" if access to a safe launching site north of Nelson is blocked off, fishers say.
However, local iwi supporting a ban on vehicle access say the area includes a sacred burial site that had been desecrated by those crossing Delware Bay Estuary.
The issue has been bubbling for more than 20 years, and resurfaced in a report prepared for Nelson City Council's Environment Committee meeting on Thursday.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/117773493/iwi-want-vehicle-access-to-sacred-nelson-estuary-blocked-fishers-want-permanent-access
"Someone will die" if access to a safe launching site north of Nelson is blocked off, fishers say.
However, local iwi supporting a ban on vehicle access say the area includes a sacred burial site that had been desecrated by those crossing Delware Bay Estuary.
The issue has been bubbling for more than 20 years, and resurfaced in a report prepared for Nelson City Council's Environment Committee meeting on Thursday.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/117773493/iwi-want-vehicle-access-to-sacred-nelson-estuary-blocked-fishers-want-permanent-access