Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 24, 2020 3:18:00 GMT 12
'EXCELLENT' SOURCE TELLS SIMON BRIDGES CROWN IS PURCHASING IHUMĀTAO FROM FLETCHER BUILDING
Simon Bridges says he has it on "excellent authority" that the Government has struck a deal on Ihumātao and that it will be announced next week.
But Bridges told Newshub he understands Auckland Council is no longer involved and that he's been told the Government is buying the contested land from Fletcher Building to put into a mana whenua trust for heritage purposes.
The National leader said he strongly opposes the Crown purchasing Ihumātao, writing on Twitter: "This is wrong, rewarding illegal protestors, wasting taxpayer money & reopening full & final treaty settlements."....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/02/excellent-source-tells-simon-bridges-crown-is-purchasing-ihum-tao-from-fletcher-building.html
Simon Bridges says he has it on "excellent authority" that the Government has struck a deal on Ihumātao and that it will be announced next week.
But Bridges told Newshub he understands Auckland Council is no longer involved and that he's been told the Government is buying the contested land from Fletcher Building to put into a mana whenua trust for heritage purposes.
The National leader said he strongly opposes the Crown purchasing Ihumātao, writing on Twitter: "This is wrong, rewarding illegal protestors, wasting taxpayer money & reopening full & final treaty settlements."....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/02/excellent-source-tells-simon-bridges-crown-is-purchasing-ihum-tao-from-fletcher-building.html