Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 8, 2022 2:11:28 GMT 12
ŌWAIRAKA JUDGEMENT TEST FOR TREATY SETTLEMENTS
The chair of Auckland’s Tūpuna Maunga Authority says a Court of Appeal decision blocking, for now, the removal of exotic trees from Owairaka Mount Albert may need to go to the Supreme Court for a final say.
Paul Majurey says the judgement upheld the authority’s right to manage the maunga, including removing the trees and replanting with native species.
But it said the authority had not carried out the consultation required by the Reserves Act, and its intentions should have been more clearly spelt out in its 2016 Integrated Management Plan......
waateanews.com/2022/03/07/owairaka-judgement-test-for-treaty-settlements/
The chair of Auckland’s Tūpuna Maunga Authority says a Court of Appeal decision blocking, for now, the removal of exotic trees from Owairaka Mount Albert may need to go to the Supreme Court for a final say.
Paul Majurey says the judgement upheld the authority’s right to manage the maunga, including removing the trees and replanting with native species.
But it said the authority had not carried out the consultation required by the Reserves Act, and its intentions should have been more clearly spelt out in its 2016 Integrated Management Plan......
waateanews.com/2022/03/07/owairaka-judgement-test-for-treaty-settlements/