Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 7, 2024 5:01:58 GMT 12
RESTORING LAND TO MANA WHENUA MARKS ‘EXCITING NEW RELATIONSHIP’
Returning land in central Tauranga to mana whenua has resolved a long-standing grievance.
The legal process to transfer the land, which the $306 million civic precinct Te Manawataki O Te Papa is being built on, to a joint trust is complete.
The initial signing of the deed to return the land, know as site A, back to mana whenua happened two years ago. Former prime minister Jacinda Ardern witnessed the “incredibly important occasion”.
It formalised the agreement between Tauranga City Council and the Otamataha Trust, which represents mana whenua from Ngāi Tamarāwaho and Ngāti Tapu hapū, to jointly own the land through Te Manawataki o Te Papa Charitable Trust.....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/06/05/restoring-land-to-mana-whenua-marks-exciting-new-relationship/
Returning land in central Tauranga to mana whenua has resolved a long-standing grievance.
The legal process to transfer the land, which the $306 million civic precinct Te Manawataki O Te Papa is being built on, to a joint trust is complete.
The initial signing of the deed to return the land, know as site A, back to mana whenua happened two years ago. Former prime minister Jacinda Ardern witnessed the “incredibly important occasion”.
It formalised the agreement between Tauranga City Council and the Otamataha Trust, which represents mana whenua from Ngāi Tamarāwaho and Ngāti Tapu hapū, to jointly own the land through Te Manawataki o Te Papa Charitable Trust.....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/06/05/restoring-land-to-mana-whenua-marks-exciting-new-relationship/