Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 28, 2019 16:20:38 GMT 12
COUNCIL OPENS DOOR FOR WALKING NEAR SACRED SITE, DISAPPOINTING IWI
A long-running dispute over the 'disrespectful' use of an old Taranaki pā site looks set to continue.
New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) says walkers are welcome to hike across a hill path at the end of Weld Rd, south of Oakura off State Highway 45, but local resident Mike Ure says the land is wahi tapu (sacred) for iwi and includes an urupa (burial ground).
The land is owned by the Crown and administered by NPDC, and the council has written to residents in Oakura to tell walkers they are welcome to walk over it.....
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/111550721/council-opens-door-for-walking-near-sacred-site-disappointing-iwi
A long-running dispute over the 'disrespectful' use of an old Taranaki pā site looks set to continue.
New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) says walkers are welcome to hike across a hill path at the end of Weld Rd, south of Oakura off State Highway 45, but local resident Mike Ure says the land is wahi tapu (sacred) for iwi and includes an urupa (burial ground).
The land is owned by the Crown and administered by NPDC, and the council has written to residents in Oakura to tell walkers they are welcome to walk over it.....
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/111550721/council-opens-door-for-walking-near-sacred-site-disappointing-iwi