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STORY OF THE WEEK

Former Kapiti Mayor Iride McCloy

Former Kāpiti Mayor Iride McCloy is appealing to the present Mayor and Council to abandon plans to force a large Maori family from their home in central Paraparaumu.

Mayor K Gurunathan and Council want to sell the house and use the money to reduce Council debts.

But Iride McCloy says: “Housing has been one of Councils priorities in addressing the special needs of the Kapiti Community — and this inexcusable fiasco is an

Kapiti Mayor K Gurunathan — why doesn’t he protect the family?

indictment on the credibility of the Council.

THIS MONTH IN HISTORY

The Treaty was first signed in February, 1840.

The Treaty of Waitangi is an agreement made in 1840 between representatives of the British Crown and more than 500 Māori chiefs. It resulted in the declaration of British sovereignty over New Zealand by Lieutenant Governor William Hobson in May 1840. Most chiefs signed a Māori-language version of the treaty. The English- and Māori-language versions held different meanings, and Māori and Europeans therefore had different expectations of the treaty’s terms. Ever since, resolution of these differences has presented New Zealand with challenges.

Kāpiti Independent

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