Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 29, 2017 16:15:28 GMT 12
NORTHLAND HAPŪ AND CONSERVATIONISTS FIGHT FOR RIVER ACCESS
Local Māori and conservationists have claimed the right to access a Northland river today - by driving though the middle of a working dairy farm.
Fed up with the delays, local hapū and the conservation group piled into a couple of 4-wheel drives today for a hikoi via the paper road-cum-farm race to the river.
He said all over the country, Māori and Pākehā had been shut out of riversides like this one because of land development - not only farming but also lifestyle subdivisions.
"I could almost guarantee you probably haven't seen a gathering of our people here in 50 years, though we're just a small group today. It's quite significant, and it's symbolic to let landowners know that it's essential to regain our presence in such places.".....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/340472/northland-hapu-and-conservationists-fight-for-river-access
Local Māori and conservationists have claimed the right to access a Northland river today - by driving though the middle of a working dairy farm.
Fed up with the delays, local hapū and the conservation group piled into a couple of 4-wheel drives today for a hikoi via the paper road-cum-farm race to the river.
He said all over the country, Māori and Pākehā had been shut out of riversides like this one because of land development - not only farming but also lifestyle subdivisions.
"I could almost guarantee you probably haven't seen a gathering of our people here in 50 years, though we're just a small group today. It's quite significant, and it's symbolic to let landowners know that it's essential to regain our presence in such places.".....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/340472/northland-hapu-and-conservationists-fight-for-river-access