Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 11, 2020 2:56:59 GMT 12
WAITANGI TRIBUNAL TOLD OF THE 'MOST DISHONEST CROWN PURCHASE OF MĀORI LAND ON RECORD'
The Waitangi Tribunal has been told iwi in the Porirua ki Manawatū rohe witnessed the most dishonest Crown purchase of Māori land on record.
Sir Eddie Durie said the government was deceitful when it purchased the Awahou and Rangitikei-Manawatū blocks, which encompassed more than 240,000 acres of land.
"Our case on the purchase is that the sale deed was a fraud. In form it was contractual but in substance it was a taking without a proper consent, creating a fictional ownership to get around the opposition of the hapū leaders who were in possession and adopting confiscation practices from Taranaki to gain maximum land with minimal reserves.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/411398/waitangi-tribunal-told-of-the-most-dishonest-crown-purchase-of-maori-land-on-record
The Waitangi Tribunal has been told iwi in the Porirua ki Manawatū rohe witnessed the most dishonest Crown purchase of Māori land on record.
Sir Eddie Durie said the government was deceitful when it purchased the Awahou and Rangitikei-Manawatū blocks, which encompassed more than 240,000 acres of land.
"Our case on the purchase is that the sale deed was a fraud. In form it was contractual but in substance it was a taking without a proper consent, creating a fictional ownership to get around the opposition of the hapū leaders who were in possession and adopting confiscation practices from Taranaki to gain maximum land with minimal reserves.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/411398/waitangi-tribunal-told-of-the-most-dishonest-crown-purchase-of-maori-land-on-record