7 Oct 2020

Iwi says land marked for development too sacred to be built on

From Morning Report, 8:56 am on 7 October 2020

Prime Wellington land earmarked for a substantial development is being described by some iwi as too sacred for housing.

Government officials are working with a Maori settlement trust to develop the site of the old prison at Mount Crawford, on Miramar Peninsula.

But one group of iwi members say they've been excluded from the conversation and the trust is seeking dollars at the expense of cultural value.

Harry Lock reports.