Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 13, 2023 6:04:41 GMT 12
CONTENTIOUS SPORTS CLUB LEASE GRANTED ON SACRED EAST COAST LAND
A lease application for culturally significant land at Tokomaru Bay has been given final approval, against the wishes of some who say they are descendants of the original owners.
On Thursday afternoon, Gisborne district councillors approved a series of recommendations to lease land at Hatea-a-Rangi Memorial Park to Tokomaru Bay United Sports Club....
www.1news.co.nz/2023/08/12/contentious-sports-club-lease-granted-on-sacred-east-coast-land/
GUARDIANS OF PROMISED LAND IN NELSON EDGE CLOSER TO FINAL RESOLUTION AFTER 180 YEARS
One of New Zealand’s oldest property law claims goes back to court on Monday. Customary Māori landowners in the top of the South Island have been fighting for justice since the 1840s over promises made but never fulfilled when the New Zealand Company bought land for the Nelson settlement.
In 2017 the Supreme Court ruled the Crown had a legal duty to right the wrongs.
Now, the High Court will decide what needs to be done to resolve the long-running saga of the Nelson Tenths Reserves, which stands as one of the largest pieces of litigation against the Crown this country has seen.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/guardians-of-promised-land-in-nelson-edge-closer-to-final-resolution-after-180-years/YDBY74FUEZEUXD7J4EJGI4S32E/
A lease application for culturally significant land at Tokomaru Bay has been given final approval, against the wishes of some who say they are descendants of the original owners.
On Thursday afternoon, Gisborne district councillors approved a series of recommendations to lease land at Hatea-a-Rangi Memorial Park to Tokomaru Bay United Sports Club....
www.1news.co.nz/2023/08/12/contentious-sports-club-lease-granted-on-sacred-east-coast-land/
GUARDIANS OF PROMISED LAND IN NELSON EDGE CLOSER TO FINAL RESOLUTION AFTER 180 YEARS
One of New Zealand’s oldest property law claims goes back to court on Monday. Customary Māori landowners in the top of the South Island have been fighting for justice since the 1840s over promises made but never fulfilled when the New Zealand Company bought land for the Nelson settlement.
In 2017 the Supreme Court ruled the Crown had a legal duty to right the wrongs.
Now, the High Court will decide what needs to be done to resolve the long-running saga of the Nelson Tenths Reserves, which stands as one of the largest pieces of litigation against the Crown this country has seen.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/guardians-of-promised-land-in-nelson-edge-closer-to-final-resolution-after-180-years/YDBY74FUEZEUXD7J4EJGI4S32E/