Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 18, 2019 17:10:23 GMT 12
NEW $3.7M HOUSING DEVELOPMENT SIGNALS NEW ERA FOR CHRISTCHURCH MARAE
A nearly $4 million plan to build half a dozen houses at a Christchurch marae marks the end of a long fight for iwi to live on ancestral land.
The government has announced it will build six homes at Tuahiwi marae near Kaiapoi, and will repair sixty houses in the region.
"It is probably timely for a conversation on how much our tribal authorities have real regulatory authority on reserved Māori land.
"If we control the infrastructure, there has to be a question over the role of local government.".....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/387264/new-3-point-7m-housing-development-signals-new-era-for-christchurch-marae
A nearly $4 million plan to build half a dozen houses at a Christchurch marae marks the end of a long fight for iwi to live on ancestral land.
The government has announced it will build six homes at Tuahiwi marae near Kaiapoi, and will repair sixty houses in the region.
"It is probably timely for a conversation on how much our tribal authorities have real regulatory authority on reserved Māori land.
"If we control the infrastructure, there has to be a question over the role of local government.".....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/387264/new-3-point-7m-housing-development-signals-new-era-for-christchurch-marae