Hapū interests undermined in RMA roll back

Claudette Hauiti Hapū interests undermined in RMA roll back

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Te Pāti Māori says the removal of the term hapū from new resource management legislation erodes the rights and interests of mana whenua.

The party voted against the law to repeal the Natural and Built Environment Act and the Spatial Planning Act and go back to the 1991 RMA while new legislation is drafted.

Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says the removal of hapū breaches the crown’s obligations.

“This government doean’t have a Māori mandate but government must respect hapu and iwi rights and interests. Te Awa tupua, te maunga kahui all these kauapapa have been about te oranga o te taiao, they are about mauri ora and keeping up with the top line of what we require,” she says.

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