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Kaipara District Council has terminated its relationship agreements with Te Roroa and Te Uri ō Hau.
Kaipara District Council has terminated its relationship agreements with Te Roroa and Te Uri ō Hau.
Mayor Craig Jepson says the council intends to start afresh with new agreements.
He says the Mana Enhancing Agreement with Te Roroa and Memorandum of Understanding with Te Uri ō Hau have been in place since 2002 and 2020 respectively, and were both due for review.
Bulk funding under those agreements for services such as blessings, and cultural impact assessments were terminated in July, and all services are now invoiced separately.
The council is still waiting for the outcome of a High Court challenge by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua over its axing of the Maonanui o Kaipara Māori ward at the next election.
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