Bitter battle over Erebus memorial splits families, iwi, politicians and community
Nearly four years after the PM promised a national memorial to Erebus victims, nothing has been created — other than resentment, anger and more grief.
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Nearly four years after the PM promised a national memorial to Erebus victims, nothing has been created — other than resentment, anger and more grief.
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Press Release – Margaret Brough The choice by the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Jacinda Ardern and Ministry of Culture and Heritage to locate the Erebus National Memorial on a Pā site in central Auckland has drawn the wrath of well over 11,500 people including Erebus families. The petition calls on the Prime Minister to stop planned construction and protect the whenua that is home to one of New Zealand’s largest urban Pōhutukawa. It was handed over on the steps of Parliament by Ms Margaret Brough to MP Shanan Halbert, Chair of the Petitions Select Committee. A number of other MP’s from acr...
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Thursday, 20 May 2021, 9:03 am The choice by the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Jacinda Ardern and Ministry of Culture and Heritage to locate the Erebus National Memorial on a Pā site in central Auckland has drawn the wrath of well over 11,500 people including Erebus families. The petition calls on the Prime Minister to stop planned construction and protect the whenua that is home to one of New Zealand’s largest urban Pōhutukawa. It was handed over on the steps of Parliament by Ms Margaret Brough to MP Shanan Halbert, Chair of the Petitions Select Committee. A number of other MP’s