Te Ao Maori / Construction

East Coast barging facility opposed by local hapū

13:16 pm on 14 July 2021

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Opposition continues to build against a proposal for a port or barging facility on the East Coast.

As Local Democracy Reporter Alice Angeloni writes, the East Cape hapū Te Whānau a Hinerupe is maintaining its "total opposition" to the project and plans to hikoi in protest.

Environmental researcher and hapū member Tina Ngata talks to Jesse about the backstory of their opposition and their planned hikoi.

Photo: LDR / Supplied