Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 22, 2023 4:24:25 GMT 12
ALARM AT ‘REMOVAL’ OF MAORI LAND RIGHTS
Wairarapa Moana Inc. [WMI] has made a submission on the government’s Spatial Planning Bill and Natural and Built Environment Bill, with concerns about the perceived removal of Maori landowners’ rights.
The submission – made on March 6 by WMI general manager Anaru Smiler – says the business is concerned that, as currently drafted, under both the Spatial Planning Bill and the Natural and Built Environment Bill, only “iwi and hapu” have rights and responsibilities in relation to taiao [natural resources].
Smiler said the Natural and Built Environment Bill was a backward step in its use of the less inclusive term “iwi and hapu” in place of “Maori”.
“Wairarapa Moana Incorporation would go as far as to say the draft Natural and Built Environment Bill removes the existing rights of Maori landowners.”....
times-age.co.nz/alarm-at-removal-of-maori-land-rights/
Wairarapa Moana Inc. [WMI] has made a submission on the government’s Spatial Planning Bill and Natural and Built Environment Bill, with concerns about the perceived removal of Maori landowners’ rights.
The submission – made on March 6 by WMI general manager Anaru Smiler – says the business is concerned that, as currently drafted, under both the Spatial Planning Bill and the Natural and Built Environment Bill, only “iwi and hapu” have rights and responsibilities in relation to taiao [natural resources].
Smiler said the Natural and Built Environment Bill was a backward step in its use of the less inclusive term “iwi and hapu” in place of “Maori”.
“Wairarapa Moana Incorporation would go as far as to say the draft Natural and Built Environment Bill removes the existing rights of Maori landowners.”....
times-age.co.nz/alarm-at-removal-of-maori-land-rights/