Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 5, 2024 3:58:04 GMT 12
POOL MOVE TO RETURN SACRED BURIAL SITE TO MĀORI
The removal of Thames Centennial Pool from its current site of 50 years will cost $3-million with the land eventually returned to mana whenua.
With age and ailing maintenance requirements, Thames Centennial Pool facility which sits on top of a sacred urupā is set to be returned in 2027 as the district looks to establish a replacement facility elsewhere.
It’s a decision that has been years in the making for local mana whenua, Ngāti Maru.....
www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/350195210/pool-move-return-sacred-burial-site-maori
The removal of Thames Centennial Pool from its current site of 50 years will cost $3-million with the land eventually returned to mana whenua.
With age and ailing maintenance requirements, Thames Centennial Pool facility which sits on top of a sacred urupā is set to be returned in 2027 as the district looks to establish a replacement facility elsewhere.
It’s a decision that has been years in the making for local mana whenua, Ngāti Maru.....
www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/350195210/pool-move-return-sacred-burial-site-maori