Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 8, 2020 3:35:04 GMT 12
DOC ADMITS ERROR IN ALLOWING FULLERS TO OPERATE TOURS ON HAURAKI GULF ISLANDS
The Department of Conservation has admitted it was wrong to grant a tourism company permission to operate tours on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf islands without mana whenua consultation.
In 2018, the Supreme Court told DOC to reconsider its decision to allow Fullers’ tours after Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Tribal Trust claimed it should hold the monopoly over tour operations on Rangitoto and Motutapu islands.
The iwi argued it should have rangatiratanga, exclusive rights, to conduct guided tours on the islands for at least five years.
The trust said the iwi had deep historical and spiritual connections to the islands - its ancestral motu – and, on Monday, welcomed DOC’s admission it got it wrong......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/123623304/doc-admits-error-in-allowing-fullers-to-operate-tours-on-hauraki-gulf-islands
The Department of Conservation has admitted it was wrong to grant a tourism company permission to operate tours on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf islands without mana whenua consultation.
In 2018, the Supreme Court told DOC to reconsider its decision to allow Fullers’ tours after Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Tribal Trust claimed it should hold the monopoly over tour operations on Rangitoto and Motutapu islands.
The iwi argued it should have rangatiratanga, exclusive rights, to conduct guided tours on the islands for at least five years.
The trust said the iwi had deep historical and spiritual connections to the islands - its ancestral motu – and, on Monday, welcomed DOC’s admission it got it wrong......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/123623304/doc-admits-error-in-allowing-fullers-to-operate-tours-on-hauraki-gulf-islands