Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 14, 2021 5:06:28 GMT 12
IWI FEAR PROPOSED WATER REFORMS COULD UNDERMINE TREATY SETTLEMENTS
Some iwi are worried the government's proposed water reforms could undermine - and possibly unravel - their Treaty of Waitangi settlements.
Iwi with water-based settlements, like Waikato-Tainui and Te Arawa, fear they could be sidelined by large entities with little representation.
Waikato-Tainui fought for years for its river settlement, an arduous process that finally concluded in 2010 with enshrined recognition of mana whenua and its role in making decisions that affect the awa.
A decade later, Waikato-Tainui chair Linda Te Aho fears the proposed water reforms could see all that effort go to waste......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/449106/iwi-fear-proposed-water-reforms-could-undermine-treaty-settlements
Some iwi are worried the government's proposed water reforms could undermine - and possibly unravel - their Treaty of Waitangi settlements.
Iwi with water-based settlements, like Waikato-Tainui and Te Arawa, fear they could be sidelined by large entities with little representation.
Waikato-Tainui fought for years for its river settlement, an arduous process that finally concluded in 2010 with enshrined recognition of mana whenua and its role in making decisions that affect the awa.
A decade later, Waikato-Tainui chair Linda Te Aho fears the proposed water reforms could see all that effort go to waste......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/449106/iwi-fear-proposed-water-reforms-could-undermine-treaty-settlements