Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 11, 2022 4:52:42 GMT 12
COURT CALLED IN TO CLEAR UP DELAWARE BAY ACCESS DISPUTE
A local council is calling on a higher power to arbitrate a foreshore dispute between the council, boaties who have been breaking the rules for decades, and iwi who want their significant sites protected.
Local iwi, particularly Ngāti Tama, oppose vehicular access to the area as it is of cultural significance, including an urupā (graveyard) in the area.
Boaties maintain it is the only safe launch site into Delaware Bay between Port Nelson and Okiwi Bay, and the damage from vehicles towing boats over hundreds of metres of foreshore is minimal......
www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/300658783/court-called-in-to-clear-up-delaware-bay-access-dispute
A local council is calling on a higher power to arbitrate a foreshore dispute between the council, boaties who have been breaking the rules for decades, and iwi who want their significant sites protected.
Local iwi, particularly Ngāti Tama, oppose vehicular access to the area as it is of cultural significance, including an urupā (graveyard) in the area.
Boaties maintain it is the only safe launch site into Delaware Bay between Port Nelson and Okiwi Bay, and the damage from vehicles towing boats over hundreds of metres of foreshore is minimal......
www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/300658783/court-called-in-to-clear-up-delaware-bay-access-dispute