Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 7, 2021 5:43:51 GMT 12
THREE RESIGN FROM WEST COAST CONSERVATION BOARD OVER NGAI TAHU CONFLICT
In a shock move today, three members of the West Coast Conservation Board have resigned saying they have been called racist for raising what they see as conflicts between the interests of conservation and the interests of Ngai Tahu.
Board members Neil Silverwood, Inger Perkins and Suzanne Hills have all quit, following a fraught meeting of the board last Friday when Silverwood stormed out, after a majority vote supporting plans for the $26 million Punakaiki visitor centre.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/three-resign-from-west-coast-conservation-board-over-ngai-tahu-conflict/5W2UTRWYZL5NGZGMWNN4C6QP7U/
In a shock move today, three members of the West Coast Conservation Board have resigned saying they have been called racist for raising what they see as conflicts between the interests of conservation and the interests of Ngai Tahu.
Board members Neil Silverwood, Inger Perkins and Suzanne Hills have all quit, following a fraught meeting of the board last Friday when Silverwood stormed out, after a majority vote supporting plans for the $26 million Punakaiki visitor centre.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/three-resign-from-west-coast-conservation-board-over-ngai-tahu-conflict/5W2UTRWYZL5NGZGMWNN4C6QP7U/