Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 6, 2022 5:26:38 GMT 12
SNA DEBATE SET TO BOIL OVER AGAIN ON WEST COAST
Te Tai o Poutini Plan Committee (TTPP) is a joint committee made up of the four West Coast councils and local iwi.
Te Tai o Poutini Committee iwi representative Paul Madgwick told the committee meeting last week the latest SNA report brought back "the whole nightmare" of the previous West Coast schedule two wetlands review process, which saw local iwi forced to take legal action to remove Maori reserve land from being compulsorily taken.
During the meeting, Mr Madgwick maintained that Maori land should remain outside the SNA process, as those lands have never been ceded to the Crown. The TTPP committee agreed last year to exclude Maori land from any SNA process.
West Coast Regional Council chairman Allan Birchfield said however there should be "one rule for all" if there were to be SNAs.
"I think it's a bit rough that the Maoris get their land excluded and everyone else is in," Councillor Birchfield said during a debate lasting nearly 50 minutes.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/466516/sna-debate-set-to-boil-over-again-on-west-coast
Te Tai o Poutini Plan Committee (TTPP) is a joint committee made up of the four West Coast councils and local iwi.
Te Tai o Poutini Committee iwi representative Paul Madgwick told the committee meeting last week the latest SNA report brought back "the whole nightmare" of the previous West Coast schedule two wetlands review process, which saw local iwi forced to take legal action to remove Maori reserve land from being compulsorily taken.
During the meeting, Mr Madgwick maintained that Maori land should remain outside the SNA process, as those lands have never been ceded to the Crown. The TTPP committee agreed last year to exclude Maori land from any SNA process.
West Coast Regional Council chairman Allan Birchfield said however there should be "one rule for all" if there were to be SNAs.
"I think it's a bit rough that the Maoris get their land excluded and everyone else is in," Councillor Birchfield said during a debate lasting nearly 50 minutes.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/466516/sna-debate-set-to-boil-over-again-on-west-coast