1998 Treaty Settlement Leaves Greenpark Huts Residence Forced to Vacate and Cover Demolistion Costs
December 31, 2022
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Residents of a tiny village facing demolition say they’ve got nowhere to go with no compensation, as mana whenua juggles an issue not of its making. AMBER ALLOTT reports.
It’s more than halfway through their deadline to leave, but residents of a tiny Canterbury village facing demolition are hanging on.
Many say they have nowhere else to go.
In 2020, landowner Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu told the owners of 32 baches and homes it would not renew land leases for Greenpark Huts, on the edge of Lake Ellesmere, when they expired on June 30, 2024.
All buildings and belongings would need to be removed at the expense of the hut owners, with no compensation.