Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 19, 2023 4:07:25 GMT 12
ICONIC BOAT OWNER TOLD TO BUILD NEW JETTY, GIFT IT TO IWI, LEASE IT BACK
Terry and Raewyn Hammond operated Rotorua's iconic Lakeland Queen for 36 years until the Covid-19 pandemic forced the tourism business into hibernation, and 15 staff members were made redundant.
The pair now want to restore the business and need to replace their deteriorated lakefront jetty at an estimated cost of up to $460,000, but face what Terry Hammond views as a "preposterous" situation of being required to gift the new structure to iwi then lease it back.
Lakebed owner Te Arawa Lakes Trust said understanding the potential impact on the environment, water quality, taonga species and particularly regarding the dredging or lakebed disturbance required for the Lakeland Queen's channel, "we emphasise that any such action would be subject to approval from [the trust], who represent the interests of hapū and iwi as lakebed owners".....
www.1news.co.nz/2023/12/18/iconic-boat-owner-told-to-build-new-jetty-gift-it-to-iwi-lease-it-back/
Terry and Raewyn Hammond operated Rotorua's iconic Lakeland Queen for 36 years until the Covid-19 pandemic forced the tourism business into hibernation, and 15 staff members were made redundant.
The pair now want to restore the business and need to replace their deteriorated lakefront jetty at an estimated cost of up to $460,000, but face what Terry Hammond views as a "preposterous" situation of being required to gift the new structure to iwi then lease it back.
Lakebed owner Te Arawa Lakes Trust said understanding the potential impact on the environment, water quality, taonga species and particularly regarding the dredging or lakebed disturbance required for the Lakeland Queen's channel, "we emphasise that any such action would be subject to approval from [the trust], who represent the interests of hapū and iwi as lakebed owners".....
www.1news.co.nz/2023/12/18/iconic-boat-owner-told-to-build-new-jetty-gift-it-to-iwi-lease-it-back/