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CTU Rūnanga calling on Fletchers to return sacred Ihumātao
The collective voice of Māori working people, Te
Rūnanga o ngā Kaimahi Māori, the partner of the Council
of Trade Unions, is calling for the sacred Ihumātao land in
South Auckland to be returned to Iwi.
CTU Vice-President Māori Syd Keepa, on behalf of Te Rūnanga, is calling on the Iwi to open the channels of dialogue to allow a pathway forward to be found."
"Once sacred land has been lost to corporate big business it is gone forever. How Fletchers could even consider a housing development built on the bones of our ancestors is beyond belief. We must protect our tapu sites - they are deeply significant to all Māori," Keepa said.
ENDS
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Te Kauae Kaimahi
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi brings together over 350,000 New Zealand union members in 40 affiliated unions. We are the united voice for working people and their families in New Zealand.
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