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MĀORI DEVELOPMENT MINISTER NANAIA MAHUTA DOESN'T SUPPORT MĀORI GROUP'S SYDNEY LAND CLAIM
The Māori Development Minister's criticism of a group of Māori in Australia laying claim to a section of land hasn't gone down well with one member of the group.
In May, Lady Crown, on behalf of "Ngati Rangihou Corrangie Hapu", filed papers in Australia's Federal Court against the Parramatta City Council.
Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta, who was in Australia this week, has come out against the group's court action, telling National Indigenous Television (NITV) she doesn't support it.
"My advice is that when you're away from your own Indigenous lands, you must respect the people of the land who come from that land," she said.
"Any rights that you have should be taken back to New Zealand…. the rights that they can absolutely assert are in their own country."
But those comments haven't gone down well with Lady Crown, who, writing as "Crown Turikatuku" on Facebook, called Mahuta a "clown" and "corporate mouthpiece".....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/08/m-ori-development-minister-nanaia-mahuta-doesn-t-support-m-ori-group-s-sydney-land-claim.html
IHUMĀTAO DISPUTE: CHURCH DEMANDS GOVT BUY THE LAND
A church group is wading into the debate about Ihumātao, demanding the land be returned to Māori.
Spokesperson Reverend Chris Sullivan says the Government needs to take the land back first.
"Because it was the Government back in 1963 that confiscated the land illegally from Māori there and caused the issue in the first place."
In Treaty settlements with the Crown to date, private land hasn't been handed back. Fletcher bought the land a few years ago from a family that had owned it since it was originally taken in the 1800s.
Fletcher and Tainui have both rejected reports the latter was going to buy the land for about $39 million......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/08/ihum-tao-dispute-church-demands-govt-buy-the-land.html
The Māori Development Minister's criticism of a group of Māori in Australia laying claim to a section of land hasn't gone down well with one member of the group.
In May, Lady Crown, on behalf of "Ngati Rangihou Corrangie Hapu", filed papers in Australia's Federal Court against the Parramatta City Council.
Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta, who was in Australia this week, has come out against the group's court action, telling National Indigenous Television (NITV) she doesn't support it.
"My advice is that when you're away from your own Indigenous lands, you must respect the people of the land who come from that land," she said.
"Any rights that you have should be taken back to New Zealand…. the rights that they can absolutely assert are in their own country."
But those comments haven't gone down well with Lady Crown, who, writing as "Crown Turikatuku" on Facebook, called Mahuta a "clown" and "corporate mouthpiece".....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/08/m-ori-development-minister-nanaia-mahuta-doesn-t-support-m-ori-group-s-sydney-land-claim.html
IHUMĀTAO DISPUTE: CHURCH DEMANDS GOVT BUY THE LAND
A church group is wading into the debate about Ihumātao, demanding the land be returned to Māori.
Spokesperson Reverend Chris Sullivan says the Government needs to take the land back first.
"Because it was the Government back in 1963 that confiscated the land illegally from Māori there and caused the issue in the first place."
In Treaty settlements with the Crown to date, private land hasn't been handed back. Fletcher bought the land a few years ago from a family that had owned it since it was originally taken in the 1800s.
Fletcher and Tainui have both rejected reports the latter was going to buy the land for about $39 million......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/08/ihum-tao-dispute-church-demands-govt-buy-the-land.html