Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 18, 2021 3:52:03 GMT 12
SHELLY BAY OCCUPIERS PLAN TO STICK IT OUT FOR FIVE YEARS
An occupation at Wellington’s Shelly Bay has spread to include a former guard house and gardens above as occupiers pledge to stay on for five years or more if needed.
Dr Catherine Love, from the group Mau Whenua, said the only thing that would stop the occupation before 2026 was the return of Māori land to Wellington iwi Taranaki Whānui. The five years was not an upper limit, Love said.
Mau Whenua is made up mostly of members from Wellington iwi Taranaki Whānui opposed to an earlier sale of Taranaki Whānui land at Shelly Bay to developer Ian Cassels......