Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 22, 2017 16:14:45 GMT 12
RAISING A STINK: WHAT TO DO WITH AKAROA'S POO?
With Waitangi Day rolling around again, and the Iwi/Kiwi rhetoric ratcheting up nationally, it is perhaps surprising that more isn't being made of the cultural dimension of the Akaroa pipeline decision.
Discussing the legal outcome over a coffee near his home in Governors Bay, Collins explains that for local iwi, the issue is black and white.
Any kind of disposal of human waste to open water is unacceptable, no matter how highly treated. It is not a pragmatic health issue, but one of spiritual values.
Maori customarily exploited the rich food resources of Banks Peninsula's coastal waters. On Akaroa beach, whata were set to dry tuna and shark. Cockle, pipi and crabs were collected.
This would remove any last nutrients, heavy metals and pathogens safely. "But for iwi, it's all or nothing."
But Collins says you can't deal with Maori concerns by focusing on the practical health questions when what is at stake is a matter of tribal tapu. ......
www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/88408936/raising-a-stink-what-to-do-with-akaroas-poo
With Waitangi Day rolling around again, and the Iwi/Kiwi rhetoric ratcheting up nationally, it is perhaps surprising that more isn't being made of the cultural dimension of the Akaroa pipeline decision.
Discussing the legal outcome over a coffee near his home in Governors Bay, Collins explains that for local iwi, the issue is black and white.
Any kind of disposal of human waste to open water is unacceptable, no matter how highly treated. It is not a pragmatic health issue, but one of spiritual values.
Maori customarily exploited the rich food resources of Banks Peninsula's coastal waters. On Akaroa beach, whata were set to dry tuna and shark. Cockle, pipi and crabs were collected.
This would remove any last nutrients, heavy metals and pathogens safely. "But for iwi, it's all or nothing."
But Collins says you can't deal with Maori concerns by focusing on the practical health questions when what is at stake is a matter of tribal tapu. ......
www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/88408936/raising-a-stink-what-to-do-with-akaroas-poo