Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 22, 2016 17:31:39 GMT 12
NGĀTI WAI CONCERNED OVER POTENTIAL IMPACT OF KERMADEC SANCTUARY
Ngāti Wai's economic development base will be badly affected if commercial fishing in the sea surrounding the Kermadec Islands is banned.
That's according to the chair of the Ngāti Wai Trust Board, Haydn Edmonds, who disputes the Crown's decision to turn the area into a sanctuary.
Under their Deed of Settlement, Ngāti Kuri are deemed the tangata whenua of the Kermadecs and strongly support the proposed sanctuary.
Harry Burkhardt says, “My view is we need to be protecting our rights and interests and our obligation space and it doesn’t matter who the government is, I think we'll always be having that conversation.”
But that's not to say they don't support TOKM who have taken the issue to the High Court….
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/ngati-wai-concerned-over-potential-impact-kermadec-sanctuary
Ngāti Wai's economic development base will be badly affected if commercial fishing in the sea surrounding the Kermadec Islands is banned.
That's according to the chair of the Ngāti Wai Trust Board, Haydn Edmonds, who disputes the Crown's decision to turn the area into a sanctuary.
Under their Deed of Settlement, Ngāti Kuri are deemed the tangata whenua of the Kermadecs and strongly support the proposed sanctuary.
Harry Burkhardt says, “My view is we need to be protecting our rights and interests and our obligation space and it doesn’t matter who the government is, I think we'll always be having that conversation.”
But that's not to say they don't support TOKM who have taken the issue to the High Court….
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/ngati-wai-concerned-over-potential-impact-kermadec-sanctuary