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Chris Finlayson: Ihumātao deal could encourage further land occupations

Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 9:45 p.m.

A former Attorney General fears the Ihumātao deal could encourage further land occupations.
The Government has agreed to buy the disputed land from Fletchers for 30-million dollars, after years of protests over a proposed housing development at the site.
Chris Finlayson, who spearheaded Treaty settlements in John Key's cabinet, says the deal could set a dangerous precedent.
He told Mike Yardley it sends a message to people opposed to housing developments, like the one at Wellington's Shelly Bay, that land occupation will get results.
"They're the sorts of things that I think all administrations need to keep their eyes open on.
"We can't afford to have that kind of thing going on."
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