Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 3, 2024 4:21:50 GMT 12
IWI IN TAIHAPE DISTRICT SAY WAITANGI TRIBUNAL RECOMMENDATION FOR THEIR LANDLOCKED WHENUA HAS SET A PRECEDENT
In a report, He Whenua Karapotia, He Whenua Ngaro, the Waitangi Tribunal ruled that the Crown had committed multiple breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in allowing the landlocking of Ngāti Hinemanu and Ngāti Paki whenua in the Mōkai Pātea Taihape area. It said the Crown admitted it prioritised European landowners’ interests to the disadvantage of Māori landowners and conceded that its remedies in later years were ineffective.....