3. Ngati Paoa Trust Board - memmorandum of counsel - 6 September [pdf, 116 KB]
...any such engagement (if any). Unfortunately, the Council did not engage with the Board as Ngati Paoa’s mandated representative, nor did it direct the applicant to engage with the Board. Instead, the Council identified, at least on its website resources, the Ngati Paoa Iwi Trust (wrongly) as the appropriate entity to speak for Ngati Paoa. 8. As for claims of mana whenua, while the Board generally agrees that the Environment Court is not the appropriate forum for iwi to contest thei...