Controversial plans to develop the Sonning carpark-Opoia Pā site are being escalated to the Waitangi Tribunal by Hamilton mana whenua Ngāti Wairere (file). Hamilton’s Sonning car park re-development saga will be escalated to the Waitangi Tribunal, says a historian from local mana whenua Ngāti Wairere. That includes its connection with the Treaty of Waitangi via the Ngāti Wairere rangatira Poukawa. TOM LEE/STUFF/Waikato Times Guardians of Claudelands chairperson Gordon Chesterman (right) and mayor Paula Southgate at a recent public meeting to discuss the Sonning site (file). MARK TAYLOR/Stuff Councillor Melaina Huaki says keeping mana whenua in the loop as soon as possible over developments is the way to go.

Source: Stuff November 21, 2022 08:59 UTC