Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 2, 2024 4:04:14 GMT 12
ROTORUA IWI BOARD PROTESTS AGAINST COUNCIL SEWERAGE SCHEME BY TAPU LAKE ROTOKĀKAHI
A Rotorua iwi board is protesting the laying of a sewerage pipeline near a sacred lake which they fear is disturbing their tūpuna (ancestors) who are buried in the area.
Lake Rotokākahi, in the Tūhourangi rohe, is situated near the roading corridor the pipeline follows.
It is a tapu (sacred) lake, which can only be accessed by the iwi that owns it and is overseen by the Rotokākahi Board of Control.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rotorua-iwi-board-protests-against-council-sewerage-scheme-by-tapu-lake-rotokakahi/RL6BNUIVMRBPRDN3UYIQ4MH55E/
A Rotorua iwi board is protesting the laying of a sewerage pipeline near a sacred lake which they fear is disturbing their tūpuna (ancestors) who are buried in the area.
Lake Rotokākahi, in the Tūhourangi rohe, is situated near the roading corridor the pipeline follows.
It is a tapu (sacred) lake, which can only be accessed by the iwi that owns it and is overseen by the Rotokākahi Board of Control.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rotorua-iwi-board-protests-against-council-sewerage-scheme-by-tapu-lake-rotokakahi/RL6BNUIVMRBPRDN3UYIQ4MH55E/