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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 5, 2024 5:29:00 GMT 12
NELSON TENTHS CASE: IWI UPSET GOVERNMENT TO SPEND $3.6M TO CONTINUE LEGAL FIGHT OVER LANDIwi in the top of the South Island are disappointed the government has allocated $3.6 million of taxpayer funds to appeal the High Court's forthcoming decision in the Nelson Tenths case. The Supreme Court ruled in 2017 that the government must honour a land deal struck in the 1840s between the New Zealand Company and Māori - but it has not yet been resolved. Wakatū Incorporation chief executive Kerensa Johnston said it was incredibly disappointing funding has been allocated to continue fighting the case, rather than resolve it..... www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/518619/nelson-tenths-case-iwi-upset-government-to-spend-3-point-6m-to-continue-legal-fight-over-land
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