Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 20, 2020 3:41:53 GMT 12
GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO ENGAGE MORE WITH HAPŪ
The Far North's water crisis had brought the need for government agencies to engage with hapū into sharp focus, meaning that access to water and the extraction of water must navigate through an already complex and fractured relationship.
"The challenges were around the use of our natural resources and Treaty obligations. The protection of Māori environmental taonga and associated kaitiaki responsibilities are recognised under the Resource Management Act. Environmental taonga includes land, natural features, waterways, wāhi tapu, pā sites, flora and fauna, which are paramount to the Wai 262 flora and fauna claim......
www.nzherald.co.nz/northland-age/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503402&objectid=12318095
The Far North's water crisis had brought the need for government agencies to engage with hapū into sharp focus, meaning that access to water and the extraction of water must navigate through an already complex and fractured relationship.
"The challenges were around the use of our natural resources and Treaty obligations. The protection of Māori environmental taonga and associated kaitiaki responsibilities are recognised under the Resource Management Act. Environmental taonga includes land, natural features, waterways, wāhi tapu, pā sites, flora and fauna, which are paramount to the Wai 262 flora and fauna claim......
www.nzherald.co.nz/northland-age/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503402&objectid=12318095