CORRECT: Government, iwi reach agreement for private housing on Crown land in Auckland

CORRECT: Government, iwi reach agreement for private housing on Crown land in Auckland
(Removes reference to selling land in first paragraph, fixes reference to protocol in fourth paragraph) By Fiona Rotherham Sept. 3 (BusinessDesk) - The government has reached agreement with Ngati Whatua and other Auckland iwi over developing 500 hectares of excess land in Auckland for private housing which had been under High Court challenge. Under the deal announced by Building and Housing Minister Nick Smith today, the government has agreed to uphold the Nga Mana Whenua iwi and hapu’s right to be given opportunity to develop any of t...