Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 18, 2023 4:32:12 GMT 12
DUG UP WHALE JAWBONES SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN RELEASED TO IWI, HIGH COURT RULES
Whale jawbones held in safekeeping before being delivered to one iwi without telling another, was a breach of the Treaty of Waitangi, a High Court decision has ruled.
The Department of Conservation was meant to be looking after the bones as both iwi claimed they were entitled to them as kaitiaki, but agreed they could decide among themselves what to do with them.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/490064/dug-up-whale-jawbones-should-never-have-been-released-to-iwi-high-court-rules
Whale jawbones held in safekeeping before being delivered to one iwi without telling another, was a breach of the Treaty of Waitangi, a High Court decision has ruled.
The Department of Conservation was meant to be looking after the bones as both iwi claimed they were entitled to them as kaitiaki, but agreed they could decide among themselves what to do with them.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/490064/dug-up-whale-jawbones-should-never-have-been-released-to-iwi-high-court-rules