Marlborough iwi Rangitane O Wairau ‘outraged’ by settlement with Heritage New Zealand

Marlborough iwi Rangitane o Wairau have hit out at Heritage New Zealand and one of their own trustees following an out-of-court settlement relating to an important historical site. Trustee Haysley MacDonald and his father Phillip MacDonald were charged with interfering with the Kowhai Pa site, near the archaeologically significant Wairau Bar, near Blenheim, but reached an out-of-court agreement with Heritage New Zealand on Tuesday.