Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 8, 2022 2:20:55 GMT 12
A FULL INQUIRY INTO THE PUBLIC WORKS ACT CALLED FOR – MAORI AUTHORITY CALLS THE ACT A MODERN-DAY LAND GRAB
The Chair of the National Maori Authority, Matthew Tukaki, has called for a complete review of the Public Works Act indicating that there are several Government Agencies that need to urgently account for Whanau Maori owned land that has been passed into a land bank. Tukaki has also said an Inquiry should be held to review how much land has been offered back, under the law, and how much of that subsequently was found to be unaffordable to Whanau who were the direct descendants of the land that was original acquired under the Act. Under the Public Works Lands Act 1864 and subsequent laws, Māori (and European) lands could be acquired for roads, railways and other public works, sometimes without compensation. Some Māori land was targeted for compulsory acquisition in preference to nearby Pākehā land......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2202/S00133/a-full-inquiry-into-the-public-works-act-called-for-maori-authority-calls-the-act-a-modern-day-land-grab.htm
The Chair of the National Maori Authority, Matthew Tukaki, has called for a complete review of the Public Works Act indicating that there are several Government Agencies that need to urgently account for Whanau Maori owned land that has been passed into a land bank. Tukaki has also said an Inquiry should be held to review how much land has been offered back, under the law, and how much of that subsequently was found to be unaffordable to Whanau who were the direct descendants of the land that was original acquired under the Act. Under the Public Works Lands Act 1864 and subsequent laws, Māori (and European) lands could be acquired for roads, railways and other public works, sometimes without compensation. Some Māori land was targeted for compulsory acquisition in preference to nearby Pākehā land......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2202/S00133/a-full-inquiry-into-the-public-works-act-called-for-maori-authority-calls-the-act-a-modern-day-land-grab.htm