Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 2, 2020 3:19:59 GMT 12
VEGETABLES MORE IMPORTANT THAN IWI VALUES
Muaūpoko Tribal Authority says a decision to exempt Punahau/ Lake Horowhenua from national limits for nitrate toxicity and cyanobacteria flies in the face of a Waitangi Tribunal report affirming the iwi’s ownership and kaitiakitanga of the awa.
The lake and the other watercourses in the Muaūpoko rohe around Levin were exempted because of the importance of the market gardens in the area supplying vegetables to Wellington.......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjU0MTQ/Paakiwaha/Vegetables-more-important-than-iwi-values
Muaūpoko Tribal Authority says a decision to exempt Punahau/ Lake Horowhenua from national limits for nitrate toxicity and cyanobacteria flies in the face of a Waitangi Tribunal report affirming the iwi’s ownership and kaitiakitanga of the awa.
The lake and the other watercourses in the Muaūpoko rohe around Levin were exempted because of the importance of the market gardens in the area supplying vegetables to Wellington.......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjU0MTQ/Paakiwaha/Vegetables-more-important-than-iwi-values