Andy Campbell - Local Democracy Reporter13:31, Jul 15 2021
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Åtorohanga and Ruapehu district councils said there was no legal requirement for councils to undertake the mapping process for Significant Natural Areas. (file)
TWO of the three King Country district councils are staying well clear of the Significant Natural Areas (SNAs) furore heating up in Northland and the South Island. Complaints have come from Northland Māori where the scheme was described as a Government-led land grab by Ngāti Hau iwi representatives. The SNA mapping placed 42 per cent of Far North District Council land under SNAs. On the West Coast, an 87-year-old landowner said 70 per cent of his 607ha block of gorse and regenerating bush was declared an SNA. Ōtorohanga and Ruapehu district councils said there was no legal requirement for councils to undertake the mapping process that was upsetting landowners up and down the country.
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The associate environment minister says he is understanding of the concerns of iwi in Te Tai Tokerau, who say this is just another way to take Māori land.
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