Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 27, 2020 3:55:37 GMT 12
LAKE ŌKARO VESTED TO TE ARAWA LAKES TRUST AFTER MORE THAN 100 YEARS
The bed of Lake Ōkaro has today been vested to Te Arawa Lakes Trust - a role they have not held for more than 100 years.
The decision was made in December 2014, eight years after ownership of 13 of the district's lakebeds was signed over to Te Arawa.
The Crown and Te Arawa settled claims over the Te Arawa/Rotorua lakes on December 18, 2006 with a deed of settlement transferring ownership of 13 lake beds to the Te Arawa Lakes Trust.
Lake Ōkaro, at Waimangu, was excluded from the deed because it was vested in and administered by the council as a reserve at the time of settlement......
www.nzherald.co.nz/treaty-of-waitangi/news/article.cfm?c_id=350&objectid=12311724
The bed of Lake Ōkaro has today been vested to Te Arawa Lakes Trust - a role they have not held for more than 100 years.
The decision was made in December 2014, eight years after ownership of 13 of the district's lakebeds was signed over to Te Arawa.
The Crown and Te Arawa settled claims over the Te Arawa/Rotorua lakes on December 18, 2006 with a deed of settlement transferring ownership of 13 lake beds to the Te Arawa Lakes Trust.
Lake Ōkaro, at Waimangu, was excluded from the deed because it was vested in and administered by the council as a reserve at the time of settlement......
www.nzherald.co.nz/treaty-of-waitangi/news/article.cfm?c_id=350&objectid=12311724