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Ihumātao deal reached: Government to purchase land from Fletchers for $30 million Newshub 16/12/2020 Zane Small, Lisette Reymer © Image - Getty; Video - Newshub Watch: After a six-year battle, an agreement has finally been reached on Ihumātao. The Government will purchase the land at Ihumātao for $29.9 million, Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson has confirmed, in a deal signed off by the Kīngitanga, the Crown and Auckland Council.  "I want to thank all the parties i...

Press Release – New Zealand Government An agreement has been reached on the future of the land at Ihumātao, Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson announced today. “A Memorandum of Understanding (He Pūmautanga) has been signed by the Kīngitanga, the Crown and Auckland Council which sets out how parties will work together to decide the future of the land. “I want to thank all the parties involved for working together to come to this agreement. I particularly want to thank Kīngi Tuheitia...

Ihumātao: Deal struck between government and Fletcher Building to buy disputed land Jane Patterson © RNZ / Dom Thomas A deal has been struck between the government and Fletcher Building to buy the disputed Ihumātao land for just under $30 million, the first step in breaking the long-running deadlock. A Memorandum of Understanding (He Pūmautanga) has been signed by the Kiingitanga, the Crown and Auckland Council which sets out how parties will work together to decide the fut...

Labour ministers Grant Robertson and Willie Jackson detail the Ihumātao settlement. The Government has struck a deal with the Māori King, Tūheitia, over the disputed land at Ihumātao, buying the property from Fletcher Building for $29.9 million and holding it in a trust. The money comes from the Government’s Land for Housing Programme as there has been a commitment that there will be housing on the site. Abigail Dougherty/Stuff Pania Newton of Save Our Unique Landscape (SOUL) says she is...

Published on: Monday, December 14, 2020 By: Bernama Zuraidah (centre) launching the Taman Kasa Height Project. ALOR GAJAH: The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) received an allocation of RM50 million from the Finance Ministry to upgrade infrastructure in areas with potential to be developed as rural tourism. KPKT Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said rural tourism would not only benefit the local community but the areas could be the preferred destinations among local and foreign touri...

Published on: Monday, December 14, 2020 By: Bernama Zuraidah (centre) launching the Taman Kasa Height Project. ALOR GAJAH: The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) received an allocation of RM50 million from the Finance Ministry to upgrade infrastructure in areas with potential to be developed as rural tourism. KPKT Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said rural tourism would not only benefit the local community but the areas could be the preferred destinations among local and foreign touri...

Sunday, 13 Dec 2020 03:52 PM MYT Minister of Housing and Local Government Zuraida Kamaruddin at the launch of the housing project at Taman Puncak Kasa Heights near Pengkalan in Alor Gajah December 13, 2020. — Bernama pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. ALOR GAJAH, Dec 13 — The Ministry of Housing and Local Government received an allocation of RM50 million from the Finance Ministry to upgrade infrastructure in areas with potential to be de...

There has been a rise in wolf sightings in North Karelia. Image: Pasi Takkunen / Yle Are Finnish taxes too high? Finnish taxes are always on the political agenda, and on Thursday Helsingin Sanomat reports on a comparison aimed at illustrating just how high they are. The Taxpayers Association of Finland (TAF) compared the amount of taxes paid in European countries, concluding that Finland taxes wages heavily and does not encourage higher incomes. TAF’s lead economist, Mikael Kirkko-Jaakkola...

There has been a rise in wolf sightings in North Karelia. Image: Pasi Takkunen / Yle Are Finnish taxes too high? Finnish taxes are always on the political agenda, and on Thursday Helsingin Sanomat reports on a comparison aimed at illustrating just how high they are. The Taxpayers Association of Finland (TAF) compared the amount of taxes paid in European countries, concluding that Finland taxes wages heavily and does not encourage higher incomes. TAF’s lead economist, Mikael Kirkko-Jaakkola...