Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 25, 2024 6:46:58 GMT 12
TENSIONS FLARE, ARREST AS DEVELOPER STARTS WORK ON LAND SUBJECT TO TREATY CLAIM
Police have been called to a protest in the Bay of Islands where opponents of a housing development say three people were trespassed and one was taken away in handcuffs.
Ōpua residents and local hapū are protesting against a developer's plans for about 13 homes on a headland known as Puketītī, where a contractor resumed work on Tuesday.
Police said they were called to the Kellet Street property at 2.45pm when security guards reported three people were trespassing and refusing to leave.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/522972/tensions-flare-arrest-as-developer-starts-work-on-land-subject-to-treaty-claim
Police have been called to a protest in the Bay of Islands where opponents of a housing development say three people were trespassed and one was taken away in handcuffs.
Ōpua residents and local hapū are protesting against a developer's plans for about 13 homes on a headland known as Puketītī, where a contractor resumed work on Tuesday.
Police said they were called to the Kellet Street property at 2.45pm when security guards reported three people were trespassing and refusing to leave.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/522972/tensions-flare-arrest-as-developer-starts-work-on-land-subject-to-treaty-claim