Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 4, 2024 4:43:04 GMT 12
MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FUND TO PAY TO RELOCATE CYCLONE-WRECKED MARAE, HOMES ON MĀORI LAND
A multi-million dollar government fund will soon pay to move cyclone-wrecked marae and homes on Māori land out of harm's way.
But no plans for relocation are set in stone yet, and eight months after the council buyouts of other homes began, marae representatives say the Crown's process has been too slow.
After last year's devastating storms, hundreds of properties were labelled Category 3 - too unsafe to live in, and eligible for a buyout funded by the government and local councils.
The government and councils agreed early on that whenua Māori - or Māori land - should be separated out from that buyout process, given it is more complex, and often owned by multiple parties.
Until now, the plans for whenua Māori, which includes seven marae and 23 residential land blocks across Hawke's Bay and Tai Rāwhiti, have been under wraps.
But documents obtained by RNZ under the Official Information Act show the government will pay to relocate homes, marae, and other "culturally significant assets"....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/521124/multi-million-dollar-fund-to-pay-to-relocate-cyclone-wrecked-marae-homes-on-maori-land
A multi-million dollar government fund will soon pay to move cyclone-wrecked marae and homes on Māori land out of harm's way.
But no plans for relocation are set in stone yet, and eight months after the council buyouts of other homes began, marae representatives say the Crown's process has been too slow.
After last year's devastating storms, hundreds of properties were labelled Category 3 - too unsafe to live in, and eligible for a buyout funded by the government and local councils.
The government and councils agreed early on that whenua Māori - or Māori land - should be separated out from that buyout process, given it is more complex, and often owned by multiple parties.
Until now, the plans for whenua Māori, which includes seven marae and 23 residential land blocks across Hawke's Bay and Tai Rāwhiti, have been under wraps.
But documents obtained by RNZ under the Official Information Act show the government will pay to relocate homes, marae, and other "culturally significant assets"....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/521124/multi-million-dollar-fund-to-pay-to-relocate-cyclone-wrecked-marae-homes-on-maori-land