John Robinson: More division, more power to tangata whenua

We have all received a notice about “Proposed Plan Change 2 to the Operative Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021”. This includes a seemingly innocuous proposal to “provide for tangata whenua to develop papakainga housing developments”. This includes papakainga on ‘general title land’.

Here the select group, the tangata whenua, are members of Ngati Toa, Ngati Raukawa (Nga Hapu o Otaki) and Te Atiawa. IPI, page 58, online here