Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 23, 2018 17:18:14 GMT 12
PARIHAKA AND CROWN RELATIONSHIP SIGNIFICANT FOR NATION
A Parihaka leader says members of the historic community want to forge a continuing relationship with the crown rather than take a one-off settlement.
He says people are concerned about how the new arrangements will work, and they don't see the $9 million payment to upgrade the community's infrastructure to be final.
"The $9 million was about creating the capacity needed by Parihaka to engage with the crown and to continue with its development. It certainly wasn't a one-off payment, full and final, as we've heard associated with the iwi settlements in the past......
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A Parihaka leader says members of the historic community want to forge a continuing relationship with the crown rather than take a one-off settlement.
He says people are concerned about how the new arrangements will work, and they don't see the $9 million payment to upgrade the community's infrastructure to be final.
"The $9 million was about creating the capacity needed by Parihaka to engage with the crown and to continue with its development. It certainly wasn't a one-off payment, full and final, as we've heard associated with the iwi settlements in the past......
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MTkxNTg=/Parihaka--and-Crown-relationship-significant-for-nation