Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 9, 2016 16:35:20 GMT 12
PLANS FOR RIVER A STEP FORWARD: IWI
THE Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust has called a proposal to recognise the unique values of Te Arai River a “significant step forward”.
Te Arai is a sacred river for the iwi, and throughout the hearings process on the proposed regional freshwater plan iwi representatives have called on the council to make it a separate freshwater management unit (FMU).
“Te Arai is a very important area for us,” said Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust’s Jody Wyllie.
Its full name, Te Arai te Uru, relates to a tipua (spiritual guardian) of the same name who guided the arrival of the Takitimu waka from Hawaiki to Aotearoa, along with Ruamano....
gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2586089-135/plans-for-river-a-step-forward
THE Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust has called a proposal to recognise the unique values of Te Arai River a “significant step forward”.
Te Arai is a sacred river for the iwi, and throughout the hearings process on the proposed regional freshwater plan iwi representatives have called on the council to make it a separate freshwater management unit (FMU).
“Te Arai is a very important area for us,” said Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust’s Jody Wyllie.
Its full name, Te Arai te Uru, relates to a tipua (spiritual guardian) of the same name who guided the arrival of the Takitimu waka from Hawaiki to Aotearoa, along with Ruamano....
gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2586089-135/plans-for-river-a-step-forward