Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 21, 2021 3:22:04 GMT 12
RĀHUI ON VISITOR ACCESS TO WHIRINAKI CONSERVATION PARK TO PROTECT LOCALS FROM COVID-19 WAS VETOED BY CONSERVATION MINISTER KIRI ALLAN
Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says she explicitly told officials the department should not support a rāhui designed to stop visitors entering the Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tane Conservation Park.
The rāhui was imposed at short notice by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whare to protect the health of the people in the isolated settlements of Minginui, Te Whaiti and Ngaputahi where Covid-19 vaccination rates are among the lowest in the country.
It was announced on Friday on the Department of Conservation (DOC) website and in a post on the rūnanga’s Facebook page which also included the DOC logo......
www.stuff.co.nz/business/127331820/rhui-on-visitor-access-to-whirinaki-conservation-park-to-protect-locals-from-covid19-was-vetoed-by-conservation-minister-kiri-allan
Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says she explicitly told officials the department should not support a rāhui designed to stop visitors entering the Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tane Conservation Park.
The rāhui was imposed at short notice by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whare to protect the health of the people in the isolated settlements of Minginui, Te Whaiti and Ngaputahi where Covid-19 vaccination rates are among the lowest in the country.
It was announced on Friday on the Department of Conservation (DOC) website and in a post on the rūnanga’s Facebook page which also included the DOC logo......
www.stuff.co.nz/business/127331820/rhui-on-visitor-access-to-whirinaki-conservation-park-to-protect-locals-from-covid19-was-vetoed-by-conservation-minister-kiri-allan