Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 2, 2019 16:02:34 GMT 12
URUPĀ CONCERN AT WAIKATO REGIONAL THEATRE SITE
There's an urupā (cemetery) in the corner of the Waikato Regional Theatre site and that has raised the hackles of a hapū group.
How would Pākehā Hamiltonians feel if it were the Newstead or Hamilton East Cemetery, Nga Mana Toopu o Kirikiriroa spokesman Wiremu Puke asked.
Other iwi or hapū groups support the theatre, given efforts to design around the urupā, and provided there's continued involvement and artefacts found are treated correctly.
Yet Puke said his trust - made up of mostly Ngaati Wairere members - felt left out of consultation, and was critical of Hamilton City Council.
The theatre site is tapu not only because of the urupā but also because the Hamilton Hotel burned down twice there, Puke said.......
www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/117088465/urup-concern-at-waikato-regional-theatre-site
There's an urupā (cemetery) in the corner of the Waikato Regional Theatre site and that has raised the hackles of a hapū group.
How would Pākehā Hamiltonians feel if it were the Newstead or Hamilton East Cemetery, Nga Mana Toopu o Kirikiriroa spokesman Wiremu Puke asked.
Other iwi or hapū groups support the theatre, given efforts to design around the urupā, and provided there's continued involvement and artefacts found are treated correctly.
Yet Puke said his trust - made up of mostly Ngaati Wairere members - felt left out of consultation, and was critical of Hamilton City Council.
The theatre site is tapu not only because of the urupā but also because the Hamilton Hotel burned down twice there, Puke said.......
www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/117088465/urup-concern-at-waikato-regional-theatre-site