Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 4, 2016 17:16:21 GMT 12
DESCENDANTS OF THE 200 ORIGINAL OWNERS MUST BE INFORMED BEFORE RETURN OF SCHOOL IS OFFICIAL.
A “DAVID and Goliath” battle with the Crown is not quite over for Waipiro Bay.
The Maori Land Court has ruled descendants of the 200 original owners must be informed before the return of Waipiro Bay School for $1 is official.
For three years, Waipiro Bay Whanau Charitable Trust, with help from Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou, has been fighting to have ownership of Waipiro Bay School and its land returned to the people after news spread in early 2013 that following the closure of the school the Ministry of Education would demolish it.
The land was given to the Crown in the early 1900s. The Crown originally said the land was sold but court documents read by Ikaroa-Rawhiti Labour Party MP Meka Whaitiri showed it was given.....
gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2496358-135/small-town-victory-for-waipiro-bay
A “DAVID and Goliath” battle with the Crown is not quite over for Waipiro Bay.
The Maori Land Court has ruled descendants of the 200 original owners must be informed before the return of Waipiro Bay School for $1 is official.
For three years, Waipiro Bay Whanau Charitable Trust, with help from Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou, has been fighting to have ownership of Waipiro Bay School and its land returned to the people after news spread in early 2013 that following the closure of the school the Ministry of Education would demolish it.
The land was given to the Crown in the early 1900s. The Crown originally said the land was sold but court documents read by Ikaroa-Rawhiti Labour Party MP Meka Whaitiri showed it was given.....
gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2496358-135/small-town-victory-for-waipiro-bay