Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 30, 2020 4:43:52 GMT 12
AUCKLAND COUPLE TURNED AWAY FROM BEACH BY IWI
A family working in essential health services who had not visited their local beach at Pakiri for over a month were turned away by iwi blocking access yesterday.
On reaching the beach they were turned away despite noticing others were allowed to drive through.
He said the gatekeepers were "not that friendly" and had no idea what their concerns were.
A police spokesperson told 1 NEWS they are aware of the matter and have met with local iwi today to discuss their concerns regarding community safety during Alert Level 3.
"We are working together to try to come to a solution and resolve the matter, so the public are able to access this beach during this period," the spokesperson said.....
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/my-two-year-old-son-confused-auckland-couple-turned-away-beach-iwi
POLICE STEP IN AFTER COMMUNITY ROADBLOCKS UNLAWFULLY CLOSE OFF ACCESS TO NORTHLAND BEACHES
Police have been forced to take action after a flurry of fresh complaints about unlawful community roadblocks in Northland.
The complaints centre around rural beach access roads in isolated communities in the Far North, where residents have been putting roadblocks in place to stop people from accessing the beach.
The beach access issue is the latest in a litany of problems at community roadblocks in Northland which have caused current and former MPs to call for them to be banned......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/04/coronavirus-police-step-in-after-community-roadblocks-unlawfully-close-off-access-to-northland-beaches.html
A family working in essential health services who had not visited their local beach at Pakiri for over a month were turned away by iwi blocking access yesterday.
On reaching the beach they were turned away despite noticing others were allowed to drive through.
He said the gatekeepers were "not that friendly" and had no idea what their concerns were.
A police spokesperson told 1 NEWS they are aware of the matter and have met with local iwi today to discuss their concerns regarding community safety during Alert Level 3.
"We are working together to try to come to a solution and resolve the matter, so the public are able to access this beach during this period," the spokesperson said.....
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/my-two-year-old-son-confused-auckland-couple-turned-away-beach-iwi
POLICE STEP IN AFTER COMMUNITY ROADBLOCKS UNLAWFULLY CLOSE OFF ACCESS TO NORTHLAND BEACHES
Police have been forced to take action after a flurry of fresh complaints about unlawful community roadblocks in Northland.
The complaints centre around rural beach access roads in isolated communities in the Far North, where residents have been putting roadblocks in place to stop people from accessing the beach.
The beach access issue is the latest in a litany of problems at community roadblocks in Northland which have caused current and former MPs to call for them to be banned......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/04/coronavirus-police-step-in-after-community-roadblocks-unlawfully-close-off-access-to-northland-beaches.html