Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 22, 2021 4:29:45 GMT 12
MAN WHO BREACHED KAURI DIEBACK RULES GETS $5700 FINE
The West Auckland man was caught several times on camera in 2019 entering closed walkways in Titirangi.
It is the first prosecution of its kind.
Local iwi, Te Kawerau a Maki, delivered their victim impact statement to the court in which Te Kawerau a Maki Tiaki Trust director Robin Taua-Gordon said the "calling down" of the rāhui was not taken lightly.
It was not some quaint cultural activity without consequence but a means to heal and make safe, Taua-Gordon said.
"Rāhui is one of the strongest forms of environmental management used by tangata whenua, and is only applied in serious situations, such as death, risk of loss of food species, or threats to habitat."......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/443093/man-who-breached-kauri-dieback-rules-gets-5700-fine
The West Auckland man was caught several times on camera in 2019 entering closed walkways in Titirangi.
It is the first prosecution of its kind.
Local iwi, Te Kawerau a Maki, delivered their victim impact statement to the court in which Te Kawerau a Maki Tiaki Trust director Robin Taua-Gordon said the "calling down" of the rāhui was not taken lightly.
It was not some quaint cultural activity without consequence but a means to heal and make safe, Taua-Gordon said.
"Rāhui is one of the strongest forms of environmental management used by tangata whenua, and is only applied in serious situations, such as death, risk of loss of food species, or threats to habitat."......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/443093/man-who-breached-kauri-dieback-rules-gets-5700-fine