Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 18, 2019 16:14:02 GMT 12
IHUMĀTAO PROTESTERS SHUT OUT OF GOVERMENT TALKS
Occupiers of the disputed land at Ihumātao have been shut out of talks with the government about finding a resolution, saying they haven't had any direct contact with ministers in more than a month.
"One of the things I do know, or have heard, is that the government has listened to the King's advice and has begun having conversations with Fletchers,
Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta won't respond to RNZ's requests for comment, and neither will MP for Tāmaki Makaurau Peeni Henare.
The Minister of Māori Crown Relations, Kelvin Davis, was keeping tight-lipped too. When asked if he had an update on Ihumātao, he told RNZ to ask the Prime Minister.
"That's not an issue that I'm responsible for, you'll have to ask PMO,"
Fletcher Building also declined to be interviewed, saying in an email there was no update.......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/401212/ihumatao-protesters-shut-out-of-goverment-talks
Occupiers of the disputed land at Ihumātao have been shut out of talks with the government about finding a resolution, saying they haven't had any direct contact with ministers in more than a month.
"One of the things I do know, or have heard, is that the government has listened to the King's advice and has begun having conversations with Fletchers,
Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta won't respond to RNZ's requests for comment, and neither will MP for Tāmaki Makaurau Peeni Henare.
The Minister of Māori Crown Relations, Kelvin Davis, was keeping tight-lipped too. When asked if he had an update on Ihumātao, he told RNZ to ask the Prime Minister.
"That's not an issue that I'm responsible for, you'll have to ask PMO,"
Fletcher Building also declined to be interviewed, saying in an email there was no update.......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/401212/ihumatao-protesters-shut-out-of-goverment-talks