Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 22, 2024 4:59:08 GMT 12
'LEAVE, THEN WE CAN TALK': MINISTER’S ULTIMATUM TO HAPŪ OCCUPYING ABANDONED NORTHLAND SCHOOL
A hapū occupying an abandoned school in Northland have been told the Government won’t talk to them until they vacate the property.
The old Towai School in Hikurangi was withdrawn from sale last week because it was proving too difficult to sell.
Since learning in March that the property was back on the market, Ngāti Hau has asked Te Arawhiti – the Office for Māori Crown Relations - to purchase the property and been declined. Hapū moved onto the site at the end of March and vowed to stay there until there was a resolution.
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith told OneRoof it was an illegal occupation and he would only consider meeting with the hapū once they left the property....
www.oneroof.co.nz/news/leave-then-we-can-talk-ministers-ultimatum-to-hapu-occupying-abandoned-northland-school-45723
A hapū occupying an abandoned school in Northland have been told the Government won’t talk to them until they vacate the property.
The old Towai School in Hikurangi was withdrawn from sale last week because it was proving too difficult to sell.
Since learning in March that the property was back on the market, Ngāti Hau has asked Te Arawhiti – the Office for Māori Crown Relations - to purchase the property and been declined. Hapū moved onto the site at the end of March and vowed to stay there until there was a resolution.
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith told OneRoof it was an illegal occupation and he would only consider meeting with the hapū once they left the property....
www.oneroof.co.nz/news/leave-then-we-can-talk-ministers-ultimatum-to-hapu-occupying-abandoned-northland-school-45723