Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 27, 2023 4:24:58 GMT 12
HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL AS DAWN KARAKIA MARKS SIGNIFICANT OCCASION FOR NGĀTI RANGIWEWEHI
Ngāti Rangiwewehi taniwha, Pekehaua sees light again today for the first time in 60 years after the removal of the old pump station that hung over Taniwha Springs/Te Waro Uri.
Ngāti Rangiwewehi holds mana whenua over Pekehaua Puna Reserve where the spring is located. It supplies fresh water to Ngongotahā and Awahou communities (and Te Koutū in cases of emergency).
“Land back, pumps out is our iwi mantra,” says Louis Bidois, Pekehaua Puna Reserve Trust chairman....
www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/hope-springs-eternal-as-dawn-karakia-marks-significant-occasion-for-ngati-rangiwewehi/MT3L7TWIENDEDDJ4I5XSEI753U/
Ngāti Rangiwewehi taniwha, Pekehaua sees light again today for the first time in 60 years after the removal of the old pump station that hung over Taniwha Springs/Te Waro Uri.
Ngāti Rangiwewehi holds mana whenua over Pekehaua Puna Reserve where the spring is located. It supplies fresh water to Ngongotahā and Awahou communities (and Te Koutū in cases of emergency).
“Land back, pumps out is our iwi mantra,” says Louis Bidois, Pekehaua Puna Reserve Trust chairman....
www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/hope-springs-eternal-as-dawn-karakia-marks-significant-occasion-for-ngati-rangiwewehi/MT3L7TWIENDEDDJ4I5XSEI753U/