Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 20, 2016 16:36:14 GMT 12
SOLID ENERGY SELL-OFF SLAP IN FACE
The proposed sell-off of Solid Energy lands in Huntly is a breach of good faith undertakings given to Waikato-Tainui in their Treaty of Waitangi settlement reached 20yrs ago, says Hauraki-Waikato MP Nanaia Mahuta.
"There are core principles which inform the right of first refusal mechanisms in the Waikato-Tainui Settlement. The principle of returning land wrongly confiscated in the region was an important matter.
"Waikato-Tainui have sought a Crown injunction on the actions of Solid Energy as the proposed tender will inflate the cost of some of its land parcels that should be offered back to the tribe first.
"It's this type of cavalier behaviour that breaches faith in the Crown’s commitment to its Treaty Settlement obligation…..
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1603/S00311/solid-energy-sell-off-slap-in-face.htm
The proposed sell-off of Solid Energy lands in Huntly is a breach of good faith undertakings given to Waikato-Tainui in their Treaty of Waitangi settlement reached 20yrs ago, says Hauraki-Waikato MP Nanaia Mahuta.
"There are core principles which inform the right of first refusal mechanisms in the Waikato-Tainui Settlement. The principle of returning land wrongly confiscated in the region was an important matter.
"Waikato-Tainui have sought a Crown injunction on the actions of Solid Energy as the proposed tender will inflate the cost of some of its land parcels that should be offered back to the tribe first.
"It's this type of cavalier behaviour that breaches faith in the Crown’s commitment to its Treaty Settlement obligation…..
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1603/S00311/solid-energy-sell-off-slap-in-face.htm