Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 22, 2018 16:36:09 GMT 12
THOUSANDS SNUBBING WAITAKERE RANGES RAHUI DESPITE REMINDERS BY PARK RANGERS
Thousands of people are snubbing an iwi-imposed rahui over Auckland's Waitakere Ranges - even after being approached in the park and told about it.
Results from an on-site survey, provided to the Herald, showed just a small number of those visitors approached chose to leave when told about the rahui.
Te Kawerau a Maki imposed the unofficial ban over the 16,000ha park last month.
Of more than 1100 people approached by one council-employed kauri dieback ambassador in the week before Christmas, only a dozen chose to turn back because of the rahui.
Another couple were reported as saying they knew about the rahui, but argued it was "up to the council" to close the ranges.
"We are Europeans, so we will listen and respect the final word of those who have the power to shut or leave the tracks open."
The iwi's executive manager, Edward Ashby, acknowledged there were no statutory powers to enforce the rahui, but was nonetheless saddened many visitors were ignoring it.
The reasons ranged from a lack of awareness and confusion to people not taking the threat seriously and not respecting iwi, he said......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11978208
FISHING BAN LIFTED FROM TARANAKI COAST BUT ANOTHER MAY BE SOON IMPOSED
The ban on collecting shellfish in coastal Taranaki following the scattering of human ashes has been lifted.
On Saturday, whānau and members of Parihaka Papakāinga Trust gathered at the Egmont Boat Club in Pungarehu where they held a formal ceremony to lift the rāhui.
The rāhui, or ban, on collecting kaimoana and onshore fishing was put in place in December after ashes were scattered by a whānau near the boat ramp at Bayly Rd.
Trust chairperson Tina Mason said while restrictions were now lifted there would be a hui held soon to discuss whether a further ban was needed to replenish the area's fish stocks.
"We need to monitor our fishing as well as our kaimoana out there and any further need for a rāhui would be supported.".....
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/100769543/Fishing-ban-lifted-from-Taranaki-coast-but-another-may-be-soon-imposed
Thousands of people are snubbing an iwi-imposed rahui over Auckland's Waitakere Ranges - even after being approached in the park and told about it.
Results from an on-site survey, provided to the Herald, showed just a small number of those visitors approached chose to leave when told about the rahui.
Te Kawerau a Maki imposed the unofficial ban over the 16,000ha park last month.
Of more than 1100 people approached by one council-employed kauri dieback ambassador in the week before Christmas, only a dozen chose to turn back because of the rahui.
Another couple were reported as saying they knew about the rahui, but argued it was "up to the council" to close the ranges.
"We are Europeans, so we will listen and respect the final word of those who have the power to shut or leave the tracks open."
The iwi's executive manager, Edward Ashby, acknowledged there were no statutory powers to enforce the rahui, but was nonetheless saddened many visitors were ignoring it.
The reasons ranged from a lack of awareness and confusion to people not taking the threat seriously and not respecting iwi, he said......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11978208
FISHING BAN LIFTED FROM TARANAKI COAST BUT ANOTHER MAY BE SOON IMPOSED
The ban on collecting shellfish in coastal Taranaki following the scattering of human ashes has been lifted.
On Saturday, whānau and members of Parihaka Papakāinga Trust gathered at the Egmont Boat Club in Pungarehu where they held a formal ceremony to lift the rāhui.
The rāhui, or ban, on collecting kaimoana and onshore fishing was put in place in December after ashes were scattered by a whānau near the boat ramp at Bayly Rd.
Trust chairperson Tina Mason said while restrictions were now lifted there would be a hui held soon to discuss whether a further ban was needed to replenish the area's fish stocks.
"We need to monitor our fishing as well as our kaimoana out there and any further need for a rāhui would be supported.".....
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/100769543/Fishing-ban-lifted-from-Taranaki-coast-but-another-may-be-soon-imposed
