Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 18, 2022 4:42:58 GMT 12
RETURN OF RAGLAN AIRFIELD TO ‘RIGHT A WRONG’ SAYS MAYOR
Waikato District Councillors have unanimously agreed to approve engagement with the Office for Crown Relations (Te Arawhiti) and other agencies to facilitate the return of Raglan Airfield land to its rightful owners.
In February 1936, following reported conversations with elders from a local Māori group, the area now known as Raglan Airfield was selected as a suitable location for an emergency airfield by an Airforce Officer and obtained for this purpose, Council said in a statement.
From 1971 the question of the land going back to the original Māori owners was pursued by Mrs Tuaiwa (Eva) Rickard and the Matakite-O-Aotearoa Movement.....
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Waikato District Councillors have unanimously agreed to approve engagement with the Office for Crown Relations (Te Arawhiti) and other agencies to facilitate the return of Raglan Airfield land to its rightful owners.
In February 1936, following reported conversations with elders from a local Māori group, the area now known as Raglan Airfield was selected as a suitable location for an emergency airfield by an Airforce Officer and obtained for this purpose, Council said in a statement.
From 1971 the question of the land going back to the original Māori owners was pursued by Mrs Tuaiwa (Eva) Rickard and the Matakite-O-Aotearoa Movement.....
insidegovernment.co.nz/return-of-raglan-airfield-to-right-a-wrong-says-mayor/