Post by Brent George on Jul 25, 2019 22:04:02 GMT
This report on a case before the Environment Court is dealing with an interesting issue.
One of recognising who is considered worthy of being represented on a group to "provide cultural guidance" on a major rural roadway (Mt Messenger bypass) project.
Stuff: Taranaki Daily News 18-July-2019
The crux of the issue being if the intergenerational landowners (the Pascoe's) - whose land is directly affected by the proposed bypass - are only "stewards" of the land and not "tangata whenua". The local Iwi asserting that the Pascoe's are only stewards, and not kaitiaki, and so should not be part of the Kaitiaki Forum Group.
The discussion will have been complex and outcome or resolution may set an interesting precedent. The appeal closure was reported on 23-July:
Stuff: Taranaki Daily News 23-July-2019
Which then moves the issue on to one of the "sensibility" of the effort and expense of such a development for a (seemingly) minor gain. Put into an equation:
Cost of Development = $200m vs Travel Time Saving = 4mins for cars; 6.5mins for trucks = $? Savings to the Economy vs $Intangible Loss of Value to Landowners.
Maori Dictionary:
kaitiakitanga = (noun) guardianship, stewardship, trusteeship, trustee
kaitiaki = (noun) trustee, minder, guard, custodian, guardian, caregiver, keeper, steward
tangata whenua = (noun) local people, hosts, indigenous people - people born of the whenua, i.e. of the placenta and of the land where the people's ancestors have lived and where their placenta are buried.
One of recognising who is considered worthy of being represented on a group to "provide cultural guidance" on a major rural roadway (Mt Messenger bypass) project.
Stuff: Taranaki Daily News 18-July-2019
The crux of the issue being if the intergenerational landowners (the Pascoe's) - whose land is directly affected by the proposed bypass - are only "stewards" of the land and not "tangata whenua". The local Iwi asserting that the Pascoe's are only stewards, and not kaitiaki, and so should not be part of the Kaitiaki Forum Group.
The discussion will have been complex and outcome or resolution may set an interesting precedent. The appeal closure was reported on 23-July:
Stuff: Taranaki Daily News 23-July-2019
Which then moves the issue on to one of the "sensibility" of the effort and expense of such a development for a (seemingly) minor gain. Put into an equation:
Cost of Development = $200m vs Travel Time Saving = 4mins for cars; 6.5mins for trucks = $? Savings to the Economy vs $Intangible Loss of Value to Landowners.
Maori Dictionary:
kaitiakitanga = (noun) guardianship, stewardship, trusteeship, trustee
kaitiaki = (noun) trustee, minder, guard, custodian, guardian, caregiver, keeper, steward
tangata whenua = (noun) local people, hosts, indigenous people - people born of the whenua, i.e. of the placenta and of the land where the people's ancestors have lived and where their placenta are buried.