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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 5, 2020 5:29:12 GMT 12
ENDEAVOUR BACKTRACKBut since speaking with iwi yesterday, she had changed her mind. “I have spoken to councillors and called a meeting with councillors on Thursday so that we can discuss how we can get our community involved in this because I do recognise that this is a significant matter for our community, and that the decision was made without offering the community to chance to express their views more fully.” Ngati Oneone spokesperson Nick Tupara said the council already knew how divided the community was about monuments marking Cook's arrival, and consulting with them should have been obvious..... www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-news/20200603/endeavour-backtrack/ More on the above: Gisborne council officially revokes decision to install Endeavour replicas www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/418255/gisborne-council-officially-revokes-decision-to-install-endeavour-replicas
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