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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 11, 2020 4:17:26 GMT 12
HAVE YOUR SAY: NINETY MILE BEACH PLAN - TE ONEROA-A-TOHEThe public will have until early next month (subs: Friday 09 October) to provide feedback on a long-awaited draft of a formal management plan for Te Oneroa-a-Tohe/Ninety Mile Beach. Established through Treaty of Waitangi settlement legislation, the eight-member Te Oneroa-a-Tohe Board has an even split of iwi and local government members and has been tasked with developing a management plan for the iconic beach. Beach board chair Haami Piripi (Te Rarawa) says the comprehensive, Draft Te Rautaki o Te Oneroa-a-Tohe (Te Oneroa-a-Tohe Beach Management Plan) represents a great deal of work - including substantial previous public input - over the past 18 months. The draft will be available online at www.teoneroa-a-tohe.nz from Monday 14 September, and the feedback period runs until Friday 09 October....... www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/372991
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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 11, 2020 4:18:15 GMT 12
NGĀTI KURI IN DISCUSSIONS WITH GOVERNMENT ABOUT GIFTING KERMADEC OCEAN SANCTUARY BACK TO AOTEAROAAn iwi that maintains mana whenua over the failed Kermadec ocean sanctuary say they're in discussions with the Government about gifting it back to New Zealand. Progress on an ocean sanctuary in the Kermadec Islands was stalled in 2016 when the trust that oversees Māori fishing interests, Te Ohu Kaimoana, challenged the proposal. Ngāti Kuri chairman Harry Burkhardt told TVNZ1's Breakfast the deal would protect the rights of commercial fishing interests in the area and protect Treaty of Waitangi rights........ www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/ng-ti-kuri-in-discussions-government-gifting-kermadec-ocean-sanctuary-back-aotearoa
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