In their submissions on White’s behalf, Marie and Russell argued NPDC’s pursuit of the rates arrears was wrong on multiple layers and failed to recognise the act.
Two days before a substantive hearing of the arguments, the council withdrew its proceedings and has since reassessed White’s land in line with the act as non-rateable.
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Organisers of this week’s Treaty of Waitangi commemorative events learned about White’s win through a video post Martin-Kemp made on Facebook and invited her to speak on the main stage at Waitangi.
Keen to share his success, White will be with Martin-Kemp as she tells other freehold Māori landowners how they, too, could qualify for rates remissions and exemptions.
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