Dawn chorus: Govt buying Ihumātao
Cabinet to today consider deal for Govt to buy Ihumātao from Fletcher Building, RNZ says; RBNZ tells Govt it can't help much to control house prices; Cooks bubble deal done for Q1 2021
TLDR: Morena. Cabinet is expected to today consider a deal for the Government to buy disputed land at Ihumātao from Fletcher Building in a first step towards handing the land back to Mana Whenua, RNZ reports. The key question is how the deal avoids setting a new precedent for privately-owned land subject to Treaty of Waitangi claims.
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