Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 17, 2020 2:02:18 GMT 12
ROADWORKS PLANS PULLED AFTER OCCUPATION Ō MANGAMAUNU HUI WITH AGENCIES
Iwi occupying land on the Kaikōura coast say they have stopped work through an urupā, cemetery, calling it a "huge" moment in the protest.
The meeting was called after the North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery alliance (NCTIR), and Kaikōura District Council told Stuff they did not plan to meet the occupiers.
Rayner, who is Ngāti Kuri, said they were told that NCTIR would be "pulling all works from the area".
It was a "huge moment" for tangata whenua, she said.
"It's huge because we've managed to stop those works that were proposed for that area.".....
www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/120224611/roadworks-plans-pulled-after-occupation--mangamaunu-hui-with-agencies
Iwi occupying land on the Kaikōura coast say they have stopped work through an urupā, cemetery, calling it a "huge" moment in the protest.
The meeting was called after the North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery alliance (NCTIR), and Kaikōura District Council told Stuff they did not plan to meet the occupiers.
Rayner, who is Ngāti Kuri, said they were told that NCTIR would be "pulling all works from the area".
It was a "huge moment" for tangata whenua, she said.
"It's huge because we've managed to stop those works that were proposed for that area.".....
www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/120224611/roadworks-plans-pulled-after-occupation--mangamaunu-hui-with-agencies