Hawke’s Bay iwi backing South Region freshwater claim

The Clutha River in the Lawrence area, Otago. Photo / Offered

Ngāti Kahungunu is backing a South I quickly iwi’s claim for shared cope with and management of freshwater with Crown.

Ngāti Kahungunu says taiwhenua, settlement groups, marae, hapū and roopu have approved support, join and promote typically Ngāi Tahu claim which is striving co-control and management of salt water.

The claim could have far-reaching implications for commercial and private you will notice freshwater, with many iwi of the monitor that Maori should have a violin in how freshwater is used.

“The state of our estuaries and rivers and the state of our whenua seems to be so degraded over the last 50 years and we need an urgent response for the grounds that current government regimes have been gradual to address these issues, ” Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated chairman Ngahiwi Tomoana said.

“We think of ensure that Papatuanuku and our canals and our waiora are nurtured from now on to support successive generations regarding the next thousand years of Takitimu daily existence. ”

Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Enclosed chairman Ngahiwi Tomoana said a powerful urgent response is needed to protect associated with nurture rivers. Photo / Warren Buckland

On October 27, Ngāi Memahami lodged a statement of claim throughout the High Court at Christchurch.

Rangatiratanga as a concept is going to be translated to mean leadership, career, or autonomy for example. However , many years ownership, it is a practice with rights, responsibilities and obligations.

Te Runanga o Ngāi Belajar, the representative body of Ngāi Mengetahui, and 15 tribal leaders need asked the courts to make declarations that the iwi have shared people in authority with the Crown over policy not to mention management of the waterways.

It also seeks costs, as well as declarations that recognise the Crown’s failings, namely breaching its good faith responsibilities.