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Thread ID: 129304	2013-02-16 06:27:00	Greedy Maori.	lakewoodlady (103)	PC World Chat

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1328307	2013-02-16 10:13:00	There is a strong rumour circulating in Taupo that local Iwi are soon to begin charging all shoppers and visiting motorists a $20 "entry" fee :( Saying it's a strong rumour is the same as calling Taupo residents rather gullible. As far as the race goes, from Stuff " Grant Morris, a senior law lecturer at Victoria University, said Ironman NZ, owned by World Triathlon Corporation, was a commercial operation. "Tuwharetoa actually own the lake bed, subsoil, space occupied by water and airspace above the lake. So they pretty much own everything except the water. "So this, to me, doesn't sound particularly surprising or over the top." " The NZ Government already clip every entry ticket via GST	PaulD (232)
1328308	2013-02-16 12:41:00	*******	prefect (6291)
1328309	2013-02-16 19:10:00	Waterproof paint is a highly priced commodity and does not come cheap.. I believe it is the special masking tape that does the trick, it costs almost as much as the special blessing ceremony.	R2x1 (4628)
1328310	2013-02-16 19:47:00	Saying it's a strong rumour is the same as calling Taupo residents rather gullible. As far as the race goes, from Stuff " Grant Morris, a senior law lecturer at Victoria University, said Ironman NZ, owned by World Triathlon Corporation, was a commercial operation. " Tuwharetoa actually own the lake bed, subsoil, space occupied by water and airspace above the lake. So they pretty much own everything except the water. " So this, to me, doesn't sound particularly surprising or over the top. " " The NZ Government already clip every entry ticket via GST But when this was owned by the tax payer of NZ as it should still be all this stuff was free. This is what happens when you have a policy of appeasement to one race.. Spineless governments just looking for the Maori vote..	paulw (1826)
1328311	2013-02-16 19:55:00	. . . "Tuwharetoa actually own the lake bed, subsoil, space occupied by water and airspace above the lake . So they pretty much own everything except the water . . . The rates bill on that lot must be quite a burden, not to mention their obligations under the Pool Fencing Act . ;)	R2x1 (4628)
1328312	2013-02-16 20:03:00	Can we charge for the introduced trout? What about the cars they drive and houses they live in? But seriously it's ridiculous unless they are going to use the money to improve the water quality and can prove they are, otherwise it should be free to use. With ownership comes responsibility not money for nothing	gary67 (56)
1328313	2013-02-16 20:19:00	Can we charge for the introduced trout? What about the cars they drive and houses they live in? But seriously it's ridiculous unless they are going to use the money to improve the water quality and can prove they are, otherwise it should be free to use. With ownership comes responsibility not money for nothing And chicks for free................	Zippity (58)
1328314	2013-02-16 20:37:00	If you thought Tuwharetoa were bad, then you should visit Whakatane. Went there the other week. Was told, most / or all the shops on one side, the land they're on is owned by the iwi. And every single shop pays rent to the iwi	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1328315	2013-02-16 20:40:00	If you thought Tuwharetoa were bad, then you should visit Whakatane. Went there the other week. Was told, all the shops there, the land they're on is owned by the iwi. And every single shop pays rent to the iwi Clever thing would be to shift the town and let the "iwis" have a ghost town.	prefect (6291)
1328316	2013-02-16 22:14:00	The rates bill on that lot must be quite a burden, not to mention their obligations under the Pool Fencing Act. ;) :lol: And rumour has it that Rates and other incidentals are somewhat in arrears. ;) We have a similar problem in Mount Maunganui. We have an old extinct Volcano some 2.3 million years old according to geologists and Maori can remember clearly how it got there. “Maori legend In the ancient times of the Maori people there lived a nameless hill. He sat alone in a discarded inland area and was slave to Otanewainuku, the most prestigious mountain of Tauranga Moana. Nearby there lived a captivating hill whose name was Puwhenua; she was adorned with the beauty of Tanemahuta (God of the Forest). The nameless one desired the affection of Puwhenua, but alas her heart had already been won by Otanewainuku. This resulted in disparity which led the nameless one to decide to take his life by drowning in Te Moananui-a-Kiwa (Pacific Ocean). So he called upon his companions the patupaiarehe (fairy people) who dwelt in the dark recesses of the forest. The patupaiarehe were people of the night and possessed magical powers. The nameless one knew that with their help his ambition to end his life will be accomplished. When night fell, they laced the nameless one with dozens of ropes and began to heave and pull. The land rumbled as the patupaiarehe forced the nameless one from his position. A valley was gouged as they heaved him along, which is where the Waimapu river now flows. They continued along the Tauranga Moana channels where Hairini, Maungatapu and Matapihi reside. Upon their arrival near the great ocean of Kiwa, daybreak was fast approaching. Unfortunately for the nameless one this was proving to be quite a complex and problematic task. The rays of Tama nui te ra (Sun) began to light up the summit of the nameless hill and before they knew it, the patupaiarehe were exposed to the rays of light, so they retreated back to the depths of the forests. The patupaiarehe decided to give the name Mauao to this mountain, which now marks the entrance into Tauranga Harbour. The literal translation of Mauao is "caught by the dawn". In time this mountain assumed its own great prestige and mana even over his once rival Otanewainuku and now stands as the symbol of all tribes of Tauranga Moana.” Full story HERE (en.wikipedia.org) It has now been returned to Maori ownership except all the local Ratepayers are expected to maintain it at an Annual cost of $700,000+. “Ratepayers will continue to fund the annual cost of about $600,000 plus any unforeseen costs like fires, slips etc. These can cost plenty in past experience. An updated Reserves Management Plan is required – so elected members were told estimates for this are around $100,000.” Full article HERE. (www.sunlive.co.nz) Key and Co are the common denominator in all this nonsense and will go down in history as completely stuffing the country with their Racist & Separatist policies. :mad:	B.M. (505)
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