Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 10, 2023 4:55:11 GMT 12
IWI SET TO RESERVE PARTS OF WHANGANUI RIVER FOR ANNUAL TRIBAL JOURNEY
Iwi are set for the first time to activate a customary activities provision in legislation to reserve sections of the Whanganui River for the sole use of their annual tribal wānanga.
Iwi river entity Ngā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui has given notice that it intends to activate the provision set out in the Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017. The notice has been given to river users and decision-makers, including the Department of Conservation, local government and tour and jetboat operators.
Ngā Tāngata Tiaki kaihautū/chief executive O Nancy Tuaine said the provision would be activated for the two-week river wānanga, the Tira Hoe Waka, in January 2024. Sections of the river will be reserved solely for the Tira Hoe Waka on the dates it travels those parts of the river.....
www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/300874291/iwi-set-to-reserve-parts-of-whanganui-river-for-annual-tribal-journey
Iwi are set for the first time to activate a customary activities provision in legislation to reserve sections of the Whanganui River for the sole use of their annual tribal wānanga.
Iwi river entity Ngā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui has given notice that it intends to activate the provision set out in the Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017. The notice has been given to river users and decision-makers, including the Department of Conservation, local government and tour and jetboat operators.
Ngā Tāngata Tiaki kaihautū/chief executive O Nancy Tuaine said the provision would be activated for the two-week river wānanga, the Tira Hoe Waka, in January 2024. Sections of the river will be reserved solely for the Tira Hoe Waka on the dates it travels those parts of the river.....
www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/300874291/iwi-set-to-reserve-parts-of-whanganui-river-for-annual-tribal-journey