Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 8, 2018 18:16:27 GMT 12
IWI CLOSE TO AGREEMENT ON CASH AND COMPO PACKAGE CONNECTED TO $200M ROADING PROJECT
A Taranaki iwi is close to securing agreement regarding a cash and compensation package related to a $200 million roading proposal which cuts through a swathe of its ancestral land.
The deal, as it currently stands, includes a land swap involving a 120 hectare section, a cash payment, environmental mitigation measures and a commitment to training, work or business opportunities for Ngāti Tama which might arise from the roading project.
The need for direct consultation with Ngāti Tama arises from the fact a section of its land, known as Parininihi, is affected by the New Zealand Transport Agency's (NZTA) proposed 5.2 kilometre bypass at Mt Messenger, work which includes a bridge and tunnel.
The whenua (land) was vested to the iwi following its 2003 Treaty of Waitangi deal......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/104519874/iwi-close-to-agreement-on-cash-and-compo-package-connected-to-200m-roading-project
A Taranaki iwi is close to securing agreement regarding a cash and compensation package related to a $200 million roading proposal which cuts through a swathe of its ancestral land.
The deal, as it currently stands, includes a land swap involving a 120 hectare section, a cash payment, environmental mitigation measures and a commitment to training, work or business opportunities for Ngāti Tama which might arise from the roading project.
The need for direct consultation with Ngāti Tama arises from the fact a section of its land, known as Parininihi, is affected by the New Zealand Transport Agency's (NZTA) proposed 5.2 kilometre bypass at Mt Messenger, work which includes a bridge and tunnel.
The whenua (land) was vested to the iwi following its 2003 Treaty of Waitangi deal......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/104519874/iwi-close-to-agreement-on-cash-and-compo-package-connected-to-200m-roading-project