Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 25, 2020 11:20:32 GMT 12
MORE IWI CHECKPOINTS TO BE SET UP IN TARANAKI FOR ALERT LEVEL 3
Taranaki iwi are worried going into alert level 3 could be devastating for local Māori and say they are going to set up checkpoints around the region.
Iwi leaders say not enough Māori have been tested for Covid-19 and they are taking matters into their own hands.
The call is out to test more Māori for Covid-19 and Taranaki has been flagged as a region that needs to increase its community testing.
Ngāti Ruanui leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said when the alert drops to level 3, local iwi would run checkpoints near Mōkau and at Pātea - the northern and southern gateways to the region......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/415039/covid-19-more-iwi-checkpoints-to-be-set-up-in-taranaki-for-alert-level-3
HARAWIRA SAYS CHECKPOINTS NEED TO STAY
Former Tai Tokerau MP Hone Harawira is calling for iwi-run road checkpoints to stay in place even after the level 4 lockdown ends at 11.59pm on Monday.
A number of roadblocks continue to operate around Northland under the mantle of Harawira's Tai Tokerau Border Control. Some, such as the checkpoints in Kaikohe and Waitangi, operate daily while others, including one on the Hokianga ferry, are activated when the risk of illegal travel is highest......
www.nzherald.co.nz/northland-age/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503402&objectid=12326670
Taranaki iwi are worried going into alert level 3 could be devastating for local Māori and say they are going to set up checkpoints around the region.
Iwi leaders say not enough Māori have been tested for Covid-19 and they are taking matters into their own hands.
The call is out to test more Māori for Covid-19 and Taranaki has been flagged as a region that needs to increase its community testing.
Ngāti Ruanui leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said when the alert drops to level 3, local iwi would run checkpoints near Mōkau and at Pātea - the northern and southern gateways to the region......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/415039/covid-19-more-iwi-checkpoints-to-be-set-up-in-taranaki-for-alert-level-3
HARAWIRA SAYS CHECKPOINTS NEED TO STAY
Former Tai Tokerau MP Hone Harawira is calling for iwi-run road checkpoints to stay in place even after the level 4 lockdown ends at 11.59pm on Monday.
A number of roadblocks continue to operate around Northland under the mantle of Harawira's Tai Tokerau Border Control. Some, such as the checkpoints in Kaikohe and Waitangi, operate daily while others, including one on the Hokianga ferry, are activated when the risk of illegal travel is highest......
www.nzherald.co.nz/northland-age/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503402&objectid=12326670