Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 21, 2021 2:40:48 GMT 12
KAUMĀTUA, LAST MAN STANDING IN NELSON SUPREME COURT CASE, SAYS 'JUST GIVE US BACK OUR LAND'
The Crown and a single kaumātua, Rore Stafford, are the final players in a long-running legal fight that decides the future of thousands of hectares of Nelson land. He wants to sit down with the Crown – but the High Court beckons.
In the 1840s, Māori owners of land used to settle Nelson, Tasman and Golden Bay sold it to be developed on the agreement 10 per cent was reserved for their benefit. They would also keep customary areas, like urupā (grave sites) and gardens.
“The legal contract at the time, which continues through to now, is that the 10 per cent of the Nelson settlement should have been set aside, plus our customary land, our wāhi tapu, cultivations, etc.”
The Supreme Court findings said the Crown acknowledged it never reserved 4047 hectares (10,000 acres) of rural land - but it was not clear how much more urban and customary land was included as well......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/124298911/kaumtua-last-man-standing-in-nelson-supreme-court-case-says-just-give-us-back-our-land
The Crown and a single kaumātua, Rore Stafford, are the final players in a long-running legal fight that decides the future of thousands of hectares of Nelson land. He wants to sit down with the Crown – but the High Court beckons.
In the 1840s, Māori owners of land used to settle Nelson, Tasman and Golden Bay sold it to be developed on the agreement 10 per cent was reserved for their benefit. They would also keep customary areas, like urupā (grave sites) and gardens.
“The legal contract at the time, which continues through to now, is that the 10 per cent of the Nelson settlement should have been set aside, plus our customary land, our wāhi tapu, cultivations, etc.”
The Supreme Court findings said the Crown acknowledged it never reserved 4047 hectares (10,000 acres) of rural land - but it was not clear how much more urban and customary land was included as well......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/124298911/kaumtua-last-man-standing-in-nelson-supreme-court-case-says-just-give-us-back-our-land