Post by Brent George on Feb 6, 2024 19:05:02 GMT
Huata duo finally leave land they’ve occupied against owners’ will
Stuff - Hastings: 7-Jan-2024
The Huata couple have finally vacated a patch of land they’ve been occupying for decades against the owners’ wishes.
Former MP Donna Awatere Huata and her husband, Wi Huata, have abided by a High Court ruling - despite earlier saying they wouldn’t - and left the property near Hastings by Friday - the deadline granted by the property’s owners.
The Huatas occupied the 17.7 hectare block of land at Bridge Pa, near Hastings, since 1986.
The land is owned by the Mangaroa 26N2 Trust. The Huatas say they were given approval to occupy and improve the land in a “handshake” agreement with one of the trustees.
Stuff - Hastings: 7-Jan-2024
The Huata couple have finally vacated a patch of land they’ve been occupying for decades against the owners’ wishes.
Former MP Donna Awatere Huata and her husband, Wi Huata, have abided by a High Court ruling - despite earlier saying they wouldn’t - and left the property near Hastings by Friday - the deadline granted by the property’s owners.
The Huatas occupied the 17.7 hectare block of land at Bridge Pa, near Hastings, since 1986.
The land is owned by the Mangaroa 26N2 Trust. The Huatas say they were given approval to occupy and improve the land in a “handshake” agreement with one of the trustees.