Summer read: Rotorua Airport: Descendants of former land owners take action

Summer read: Rotorua Airport: Descendants of former land owners take action
3 Jan, 2021 07:00 PM
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Descendants of former iwi owners of Rotorua's Airport land are concerned about proposed developments at the airport. Kelly Makiha reports.
Descendants of former iwi owners of Rotorua's Airport land are going head-to-head with the airport company over its proposed developments, claiming they could breach the Treaty of Waitangi.
The Rotorua Airport, which is owned by the Rotorua Lakes Council, is planning to develop some of its disused land and has applied for $22 million from the Government's "shovel ready" fund to help finance it.

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