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Former AG: Ihumātao deal could encourage further land occupations

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 18 Dec 2020, 10:45AM
Chris Finlayson. (Photo / NZ Herald)
Chris Finlayson. (Photo / NZ Herald)

Former AG: Ihumātao deal could encourage further land occupations

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 18 Dec 2020, 10:45AM

A former Attorney General fears the Ihumātao deal could encourage further land occupations.

The Government has agreed to buy the disputed land from Fletchers for 30-million dollars, after years of protests over a proposed housing development at the site.

Chris Finlayson, who spearheaded Treaty settlements in John Key's cabinet, says the deal could set a dangerous precedent.

He told Mike Yardley it sends a message to people opposed to housing developments, like the one at Wellington's Shelly Bay, that land occupation will get results.

"They're the sorts of things that I think all administrations need to keep their eyes open on.

"We can't afford to have that kind of thing going on."

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