Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 30, 2021 4:22:47 GMT 12
'OUTRAGEOUS' BYLAW EXCLUDES WHANAU FROM LONG COAST CONNECTION, SAYS IWI
An iwi with an 800-year history with Marlborough's east coast was not considered tangata whenua when the council first proposed plans to ban vehicles from its beaches.
Rangitāne o Wairau wants the Marlborough District Council to scrap the “unlawful” bylaw – which would prevent them from using vehicles, such as quad bikes, to exercise their customary right to fish – and start again.
The rūnanga said in its submission on the bylaw that they had harvested food from the beach’s waters for centuries, dating back to New Zealand’s earliest inhabitants, who moved south from Te Pokohiwi o Kupe/the Wairau Bar.......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-democracy-reporting/300415182/outrageous-bylaw-excludes-whanau-from-long-coast-connection-says-iwi
An iwi with an 800-year history with Marlborough's east coast was not considered tangata whenua when the council first proposed plans to ban vehicles from its beaches.
Rangitāne o Wairau wants the Marlborough District Council to scrap the “unlawful” bylaw – which would prevent them from using vehicles, such as quad bikes, to exercise their customary right to fish – and start again.
The rūnanga said in its submission on the bylaw that they had harvested food from the beach’s waters for centuries, dating back to New Zealand’s earliest inhabitants, who moved south from Te Pokohiwi o Kupe/the Wairau Bar.......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-democracy-reporting/300415182/outrageous-bylaw-excludes-whanau-from-long-coast-connection-says-iwi