Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 20, 2019 4:42:14 GMT 12
PROTESTORS TAKE A STAND OVER SALE OF NEW PLYMOUTH LANDMARK
Protesters gathered outside the entrance to New Plymouth's most visible pā site, saying they were taking a stand against the "injustice" of the land being sold.
Maungaroa, or Windy Point, is partly owned by New Plymouth District Council, but the other 1.8 hectare section has just be sold by telecoms giant Chorus to an undisclosed buyer, despite calls for the land to be bought by the council or gifted back to the community.
Chorus has not revealed who the new owner is and declined to comment on Thursday's protest......
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/118329783/protestors-take-a-stand-over-sale-of-new-plymouth-landmark
Protesters gathered outside the entrance to New Plymouth's most visible pā site, saying they were taking a stand against the "injustice" of the land being sold.
Maungaroa, or Windy Point, is partly owned by New Plymouth District Council, but the other 1.8 hectare section has just be sold by telecoms giant Chorus to an undisclosed buyer, despite calls for the land to be bought by the council or gifted back to the community.
Chorus has not revealed who the new owner is and declined to comment on Thursday's protest......
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/118329783/protestors-take-a-stand-over-sale-of-new-plymouth-landmark