Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 21, 2020 2:43:44 GMT 12
NGĀPUHI PROTESTERS PREPARED TO STAND IN FRONT OF BULLDOZERS TO STOP DEVELOPMENT ON WĀHI TAPU LAND
Ngāpuhi protesters occupying private land in the Bay of Islands town of Opua say they're prepared to stand in front of bulldozers to stop a housing development.
A group of 20 people have been occupying the site, which is situated on the headland known to local Māori as Puketiti, since Saturday.
He said the site was a wāhi tapu, or a significant cultural site.
The protest group also want a public reserve at Walls Bay to returned to them.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/428730/ngapuhi-protesters-prepared-to-stand-in-front-of-bulldozers-to-stop-development-on-wahi-tapu-land
Ngāpuhi protesters occupying private land in the Bay of Islands town of Opua say they're prepared to stand in front of bulldozers to stop a housing development.
A group of 20 people have been occupying the site, which is situated on the headland known to local Māori as Puketiti, since Saturday.
He said the site was a wāhi tapu, or a significant cultural site.
The protest group also want a public reserve at Walls Bay to returned to them.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/428730/ngapuhi-protesters-prepared-to-stand-in-front-of-bulldozers-to-stop-development-on-wahi-tapu-land