Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 20, 2021 3:41:18 GMT 12
COASTAL LAND GRAB IGNORED BURIAL HISTORY
Ngāti Awa is fighting the building of a subdivision on a spit of land between the Whakatāne River and the sea.
Whakatane District Council sold the Ōpihi block to developers who want to build 240 residential lots as well as a 250-unit retirement village.
Maanu Paul says the development is an attack on the tribe’s rangatiratanga and customary practices.....
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjY2Mjc/Paakiwaha/WNEWS-18.02:-Coastal-land-grab-ignored-burial-history
Ngāti Awa is fighting the building of a subdivision on a spit of land between the Whakatāne River and the sea.
Whakatane District Council sold the Ōpihi block to developers who want to build 240 residential lots as well as a 250-unit retirement village.
Maanu Paul says the development is an attack on the tribe’s rangatiratanga and customary practices.....
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjY2Mjc/Paakiwaha/WNEWS-18.02:-Coastal-land-grab-ignored-burial-history