2 x Articles 10/12/21 - Opotiki, Northland

[Kiwi Frontline]

OPOTIKI CAMPGROUNDS GETTING BEHIND AN IWI REQUEST BY CLOSING FOR THE SUMMER

District Council and Te Whanau-a-Apanui are jointly asking would-be holidaymakers to stay away.

The iwi says it's to stop Covid spreading into tribal territories with many vulnerable Maori.....

www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/louis-rapihana-opotiki-district-councillor-says-a-number-of-campgrounds-are-following-an-iwi-request-by-proactively-closing/

[Kiwi Frontline]

GOVT LEAD IWI TO BELIEVE THEY WOULD BE HELPED BY POLICE AT NORTHLAND CHECKPOINTS

Police Association president Chris Cahill told Magic Talk because the government passed law amendments under the COVID-19 Public Health Response Amendment Bill, there was confusion.

“That gave iwi a clear impression that they were going to be engaged in checkpoints with police.”

Cahill says that left police having to meet an expectation from iwi.

“But it doesn’t change the fact that it’s still not a good use of police resources,” he told Magic Talk......

www.magic.co.nz/home/news/2021/12/govt-lead-iwi-to-believe-they-would-be-helped-by-police-at-north.html