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Community Scoop » Maunga Tree Protection Group Delighted At Judicial Decision
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Ōwairaka/Mt Albert tree removal: Pair hit with $70k bill over failed court bid
The decision to chop the trees down was met with opposition at the time and resulted in a group protesting the removal with a months-long sit in. Auckland residents Averil and Warwick Norman made an application to the High Court against both the TMA and the council to halt the works, but that failed. Abigail Dougherty/Stuff The Tūpuna Maunga Authority’s decision to fell 345 exotic trees to make way for 13,000 native trees and plants on Ōwairaka/Mt Albert was met with a lot of controversy....
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Mt Albert tree removal: Legal battle fails to stop replacement of trees
In a press release, the authority said it welcomed the judgment. Abigail Dougherty/Stuff People have been protesting the tree removal since November 2019. Chairman Paul Majurey said he was pleased the Court had recognised the Reserves Act legislation must be read in the context of the Treaty of Waitangi settlement. He also “embraced” the Court’s view that the treaty settlement legislation established the authority to govern maunga “while providing for the exercise of mana whenua and ...
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