Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 21, 2023 5:25:00 GMT 12
‘THIS IS IMMENSE’: PUKETOTARA FARM LEASED TO NORTHLAND’S TE WHIU HAPŪ AFTER GENERATIONS-LONG FIGHT FOR ITS RETURN
A sprawling Bay of Islands farm has been leased to a Northland hapū ahead of its return as part of a future Treaty settlement.
The agreement will see Te Whiu lease a 452-hectare Crown-owned farm at Puketotara, inland from Kerikeri, for a symbolic $1 a year for 10 years with a further 10-year right of renewal.
The farm has been “land-banked” for the past three decades and is expected to be returned to Māori ownership once Ngāpuhi reaches a Treaty settlement.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/this-is-immense-puketotara-farm-leased-to-northlands-te-whiu-hapu-after-generations-long-fight-for-its-return/T2ME6EGOLZBZJO74XGRSDMWZII/
A sprawling Bay of Islands farm has been leased to a Northland hapū ahead of its return as part of a future Treaty settlement.
The agreement will see Te Whiu lease a 452-hectare Crown-owned farm at Puketotara, inland from Kerikeri, for a symbolic $1 a year for 10 years with a further 10-year right of renewal.
The farm has been “land-banked” for the past three decades and is expected to be returned to Māori ownership once Ngāpuhi reaches a Treaty settlement.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/this-is-immense-puketotara-farm-leased-to-northlands-te-whiu-hapu-after-generations-long-fight-for-its-return/T2ME6EGOLZBZJO74XGRSDMWZII/