Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 21, 2019 16:42:04 GMT 12
HUMAN REMAINS WASHED INTO THE SEA AT MAKETŪ
Local iwi have placed a rāhui on the eastern side of Ōkurei Point in Maketū after a landslide washed human remains into the sea.
A public notice said the remains, which were possibly pre-European, became dislodged and disinterred and washed into the surrounding ocean, including at Newdicks Beach.
The rāhui (prohibition) includes a ban on collecting kaimoana shellfish or any other seafood until the koiwi a tangata (human remains) have been retrieved and properly reinterred.
The public was asked to avoid the area and respect the rāhui, which would be in place for at least six weeks......
www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=12193284
Local iwi have placed a rāhui on the eastern side of Ōkurei Point in Maketū after a landslide washed human remains into the sea.
A public notice said the remains, which were possibly pre-European, became dislodged and disinterred and washed into the surrounding ocean, including at Newdicks Beach.
The rāhui (prohibition) includes a ban on collecting kaimoana shellfish or any other seafood until the koiwi a tangata (human remains) have been retrieved and properly reinterred.
The public was asked to avoid the area and respect the rāhui, which would be in place for at least six weeks......
www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=12193284