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PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN SAYS DEAL OVER IHUMĀTAO IS NOT NEAR
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has denied reports that a deal over Ihumātao is near, saying Cabinet are yet to consider any resolution.
Ardern on Tuesday said Cabinet was not due to consider any deal at Ihumātao as had been speculated, and the Government was "still seeking to reach a conclusion".
Finance Minister Grant Robertson, who has taken charge of the negotiations for the Government, said they were "continuing to make progress", but he would not comment further.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/121915367/prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-says-deal-over-ihumtao-is-not-near
PROTEST TRUMPS TREATY PROCESS IN POSSIBLE IHUMATAO DEAL - HOBSON’S PLEDGE TRUST
A possible $30 million deal over land at Ihumatao after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern became involved in the dispute shows that protests over-ride negotiated agreements, Hobson’s Pledge spokesperson Casey Costello said today.
"Any deal at Ihumatao involving Government intervention in private property agreements places all ownership and development initiatives at risk," Ms Costello said.
"The reality is that Ihumatao will now serve as a warning to any developer who may consider partnering with Maori to develop land and provide positive outcomes for their iwi", Ms Costello said.
"This sets a precedent that it does not matter with whom negotiations are entered into as the risk will remain that a younger, more organised and externally funded lobby group can be established to override any agreements reached by Maori, developers and private land owners", she said.....
www.voxy.co.nz/politics/5/367650
IHUMĀTAO: FINANCE MINISTER GRANT ROBERTSON 'CERTAINLY HOPEFUL' OF RESOLUTION BEFORE ELECTION
The Government is "certainly hopeful" it will have a resolution to the long-running Ihumātao dispute before the election, says Finance Minister Grant Robertson.
But Government Ministers remain tight-lipped around any further details when it comes to the dispute.
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little said it had been "quite a while" since he had received a briefing on the latest Ihumātao developments.
"My particular issue has been to make sure that whatever we do doesn't create the opportunity to argue that full and final settlement is not full and final settlement," he said, in reference to already agreed upon Treaty settlements.
That will comes as welcome news to National leader Todd Muller, who this morning said reopening Treaty settlement issues would be precedent-setting.
He said no taxpayer money should be spent on Ihumātao......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12342186
TAXPAYERS' UNION CALLS ON IWI AUTHORITIES TO FOOT IHUMĀTAO BILL
"It is disgraceful that taxpayers should be made complicit in the appeasement of law breakers. Iwi authorities collectively own more than $9 billion in assets. Why can't they shell out for the land? It would be a drop in the bucket on their balance sheet."......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2006/S00249/taxpayers-union-calls-on-iwi-authorities-to-foot-ihumatao-bill.htm
BUYERS JOSTLE FOR POSITION AS HOSPITAL LAND SALE APPROVED
The sale of vacant land at Blenheim's Wairau Hospital has been given final sign-off nearly 20 years after the idea was first floated, reigniting interest from several groups eyeing up the block for possible housing projects.
The board was in discussions with Land Information New Zealand and Te Arawhiti, the Office for Māori Crown Relations, Sinclair said. He was unable to confirm if any iwi had first right of refusal, saying it was not the board's responsibility to determine.
Marlborough iwi Rāngitane o Wairau was watching the land disposal process closely........
www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/121798709/the-squeeze-buyers-jostle-for-position-as-hospital-land-sale-approved
BLESSING HELD AS 11 MISSION ST TRANSFERRED TO ŌTAMATAHA TRUST OWNERSHIP
Land at 11 Mission St has been transferred into the ownership of a Māori trust.
The settlement happened on June 18, the former owner of the land Tauranga City Council confirmed.......
www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=12342081
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has denied reports that a deal over Ihumātao is near, saying Cabinet are yet to consider any resolution.
Ardern on Tuesday said Cabinet was not due to consider any deal at Ihumātao as had been speculated, and the Government was "still seeking to reach a conclusion".
Finance Minister Grant Robertson, who has taken charge of the negotiations for the Government, said they were "continuing to make progress", but he would not comment further.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/121915367/prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-says-deal-over-ihumtao-is-not-near
PROTEST TRUMPS TREATY PROCESS IN POSSIBLE IHUMATAO DEAL - HOBSON’S PLEDGE TRUST
A possible $30 million deal over land at Ihumatao after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern became involved in the dispute shows that protests over-ride negotiated agreements, Hobson’s Pledge spokesperson Casey Costello said today.
"Any deal at Ihumatao involving Government intervention in private property agreements places all ownership and development initiatives at risk," Ms Costello said.
"The reality is that Ihumatao will now serve as a warning to any developer who may consider partnering with Maori to develop land and provide positive outcomes for their iwi", Ms Costello said.
"This sets a precedent that it does not matter with whom negotiations are entered into as the risk will remain that a younger, more organised and externally funded lobby group can be established to override any agreements reached by Maori, developers and private land owners", she said.....
www.voxy.co.nz/politics/5/367650
IHUMĀTAO: FINANCE MINISTER GRANT ROBERTSON 'CERTAINLY HOPEFUL' OF RESOLUTION BEFORE ELECTION
The Government is "certainly hopeful" it will have a resolution to the long-running Ihumātao dispute before the election, says Finance Minister Grant Robertson.
But Government Ministers remain tight-lipped around any further details when it comes to the dispute.
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little said it had been "quite a while" since he had received a briefing on the latest Ihumātao developments.
"My particular issue has been to make sure that whatever we do doesn't create the opportunity to argue that full and final settlement is not full and final settlement," he said, in reference to already agreed upon Treaty settlements.
That will comes as welcome news to National leader Todd Muller, who this morning said reopening Treaty settlement issues would be precedent-setting.
He said no taxpayer money should be spent on Ihumātao......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12342186
TAXPAYERS' UNION CALLS ON IWI AUTHORITIES TO FOOT IHUMĀTAO BILL
"It is disgraceful that taxpayers should be made complicit in the appeasement of law breakers. Iwi authorities collectively own more than $9 billion in assets. Why can't they shell out for the land? It would be a drop in the bucket on their balance sheet."......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2006/S00249/taxpayers-union-calls-on-iwi-authorities-to-foot-ihumatao-bill.htm
BUYERS JOSTLE FOR POSITION AS HOSPITAL LAND SALE APPROVED
The sale of vacant land at Blenheim's Wairau Hospital has been given final sign-off nearly 20 years after the idea was first floated, reigniting interest from several groups eyeing up the block for possible housing projects.
The board was in discussions with Land Information New Zealand and Te Arawhiti, the Office for Māori Crown Relations, Sinclair said. He was unable to confirm if any iwi had first right of refusal, saying it was not the board's responsibility to determine.
Marlborough iwi Rāngitane o Wairau was watching the land disposal process closely........
www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/121798709/the-squeeze-buyers-jostle-for-position-as-hospital-land-sale-approved
BLESSING HELD AS 11 MISSION ST TRANSFERRED TO ŌTAMATAHA TRUST OWNERSHIP
Land at 11 Mission St has been transferred into the ownership of a Māori trust.
The settlement happened on June 18, the former owner of the land Tauranga City Council confirmed.......
www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=12342081