Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 15, 2024 4:38:15 GMT 12
RETURN OF WHENUA TO NORTH HOKIANGA TRUST 50 YEARS IN THE MAKING
A 50-year-long quest to return a forestry land block to a hapu-owned North Hokianga trust has finally been realised.
Roughly 1800ha of forestry near Mitimiti is now fully back in the hands of Te Puna Tōpu ō Hokianga Ahu Whenua Trust after recently settling a financial agreement with Summit Forests NZ.....
www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/return-of-whenua-to-north-hokianga-trust-50-years-in-the-making/ar-BB1lzMub
TARANAKI IWI KEEN TO RECLAIM CARE OF MAUNGA
Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa Packer says the crown has an opportunity to fix its relationship with the eight Taranaki iwi through the Taranaki Maunga settlement legislation.
The bill, which is now before a select committee, will give Taranaki maunga a legal personality and set up a co-governance management framework with the iwi.
Ms Ngarewa-Packer from Ngati Ruahine says when the crown stole 1.2 million acres of their land, iwi were forced to watch while pakeha names were put on their maunga and agencies like the Department of Conservation mismanaged the environment.....
waateanews.com/2024/04/12/taranaki-iwi-keen-to-reclaim-care-of-maunga/
A 50-year-long quest to return a forestry land block to a hapu-owned North Hokianga trust has finally been realised.
Roughly 1800ha of forestry near Mitimiti is now fully back in the hands of Te Puna Tōpu ō Hokianga Ahu Whenua Trust after recently settling a financial agreement with Summit Forests NZ.....
www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/return-of-whenua-to-north-hokianga-trust-50-years-in-the-making/ar-BB1lzMub
TARANAKI IWI KEEN TO RECLAIM CARE OF MAUNGA
Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa Packer says the crown has an opportunity to fix its relationship with the eight Taranaki iwi through the Taranaki Maunga settlement legislation.
The bill, which is now before a select committee, will give Taranaki maunga a legal personality and set up a co-governance management framework with the iwi.
Ms Ngarewa-Packer from Ngati Ruahine says when the crown stole 1.2 million acres of their land, iwi were forced to watch while pakeha names were put on their maunga and agencies like the Department of Conservation mismanaged the environment.....
waateanews.com/2024/04/12/taranaki-iwi-keen-to-reclaim-care-of-maunga/