Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 1, 2021 5:11:17 GMT 12
MARLBOROUGH'S NEW AQUACULTURE RULES HAVE THE 'SCENT OF A TREATY BREACH', IWI SAY
Top of the south iwi are demanding new aquaculture rules in Marlborough be withdrawn, with one claiming the consultation process came up so short it had “the scent of a Treaty breach”.
Five of the region’s nine tangata whenua iwi have written to the Marlborough District Council “astonished” they were not “adequately” consulted before the rules were released in November, despite attempts to weigh in. The council says iwi were approached about the rules…….