Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 16, 2016 16:16:31 GMT 12
MAORI CLAIMS ON MOTITI ISLAND
An application has been made to the High Court by a Maori group looking to claim customary rights over the area around Motiti Island.
The Motiti Rohe Moana Trust has made the application on behalf of several hapu, although not all hapu named in the application support the bid.
The trust is seeking “the right and responsibility to act as kaitiaki (guardian) of the wahi tapu (sacred places) and taonga tuku iho (ancestral treasures) within the common coastal marine area” of Motiti Island.
They also seek the ability to impose a “rahui”, or ban, “if required for the protection of the site or resource”......
www.sunlive.co.nz/news/142948-maori-claims-on-motiti-island.html
An application has been made to the High Court by a Maori group looking to claim customary rights over the area around Motiti Island.
The Motiti Rohe Moana Trust has made the application on behalf of several hapu, although not all hapu named in the application support the bid.
The trust is seeking “the right and responsibility to act as kaitiaki (guardian) of the wahi tapu (sacred places) and taonga tuku iho (ancestral treasures) within the common coastal marine area” of Motiti Island.
They also seek the ability to impose a “rahui”, or ban, “if required for the protection of the site or resource”......
www.sunlive.co.nz/news/142948-maori-claims-on-motiti-island.html