Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 28, 2023 3:02:32 GMT 12
SKATE PARK, POOLS TO BE REMOVED FROM THAMES URUPĀ BEFORE RETURN TO LOCAL MĀORI
After decades of unrest for local Māori, an ancient Thames urupā (burial site) will be given back to the descendants of those laid to rest there.
The Waikato town’s Centennial Pool has sat on site since 1975 and a skate park was added to Taipari Park years later.
Members of Ngāti Maru Rūnanga had always desired that one day the concrete foundations above the koiwi (bones) of their ancestors would be removed....
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/300793845/skate-park-pools-to-be-removed-from-thames-urup-before-return-to-local-mori
After decades of unrest for local Māori, an ancient Thames urupā (burial site) will be given back to the descendants of those laid to rest there.
The Waikato town’s Centennial Pool has sat on site since 1975 and a skate park was added to Taipari Park years later.
Members of Ngāti Maru Rūnanga had always desired that one day the concrete foundations above the koiwi (bones) of their ancestors would be removed....
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/300793845/skate-park-pools-to-be-removed-from-thames-urup-before-return-to-local-mori