Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 15, 2018 17:23:25 GMT 12
IWI CHAIRMAN ASKS WINERY TO REMOVE TITLE FROM PLAQUE OVER TE MATA PEAK TRACK ISSUES
The chairman of a Hawke's Bay iwi has written a letter to Craggy Range Winery asking for the iwi's title on the winery opening's commemorative plaque be "melted or removed" if the Te Mata Peak track issue continues to be handled by barristers.
The open letter, dated May 14 and sent by Ngāti Kahungunu's Ngahiwi Tomoana to the winery's director, Mary-Jeanne Hutchinson, said things had "gone downhill rapidly" since the pair last spoke.
"The track has not only put a scar on our maunga but has driven a chasm in our community that has brought the worst of racist and class comments to the fore," he said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/environment/103889429/iwi-chairman-asks-winery-to-remove-title-from-plaque-over-te-mata-peak-track-issues
The chairman of a Hawke's Bay iwi has written a letter to Craggy Range Winery asking for the iwi's title on the winery opening's commemorative plaque be "melted or removed" if the Te Mata Peak track issue continues to be handled by barristers.
The open letter, dated May 14 and sent by Ngāti Kahungunu's Ngahiwi Tomoana to the winery's director, Mary-Jeanne Hutchinson, said things had "gone downhill rapidly" since the pair last spoke.
"The track has not only put a scar on our maunga but has driven a chasm in our community that has brought the worst of racist and class comments to the fore," he said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/environment/103889429/iwi-chairman-asks-winery-to-remove-title-from-plaque-over-te-mata-peak-track-issues
