Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 12, 2021 4:00:33 GMT 12
LOCAL FOCUS: MOTITI PROTECTION AREA 'MAKES IT ILLEGAL FOR US TO BE MĀORI'
Also affected is Ngāti Whakahemo, the acknowledged owners and kaitiaki of Motunau, which is one of the reefs.
"The Motiti marine protected area is devastating for us - Ngāti Whakahemo at Motunau – because it makes it illegal for us to be Māori," Kura Paul said.
"It extinguishes the ability for us to be able to practice our traditional customary practices and to pass on that knowledge to the next generations."
Paul said the decision was news to her hapū, which wasn't part of the legal process.
"We weren't consulted – we knew nothing about it so it was done to us not with us.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/local-focus-motiti-protection-area-makes-it-illegal-for-us-to-be-maori/A7Z4YNN64QSVE77SD545T7MMMQ/
Also affected is Ngāti Whakahemo, the acknowledged owners and kaitiaki of Motunau, which is one of the reefs.
"The Motiti marine protected area is devastating for us - Ngāti Whakahemo at Motunau – because it makes it illegal for us to be Māori," Kura Paul said.
"It extinguishes the ability for us to be able to practice our traditional customary practices and to pass on that knowledge to the next generations."
Paul said the decision was news to her hapū, which wasn't part of the legal process.
"We weren't consulted – we knew nothing about it so it was done to us not with us.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/local-focus-motiti-protection-area-makes-it-illegal-for-us-to-be-maori/A7Z4YNN64QSVE77SD545T7MMMQ/