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Far north Māori hold hikoi over changes to land use rules

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 11 Jun 2021, 12:00PM
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Far north Māori hold hikoi over changes to land use rules

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 11 Jun 2021, 12:00PM

Far north Māori have held a hīkoi today to protest changes to land use rules.

The Far North district council have announced plans to classify some iwi land as a significant natural area, but put those plans on pause in response to the hīkoi.

The marchers say the reclassification undermines Māori sovereignty over the land.

Ngātiwai Trust Board chief executive Hūhana Lyndon took part in the hīkoi and spoke with Heather du-Plessis-Allan.

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