Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 12, 2016 18:10:10 GMT 12
CONCERNS AFTER 1080 DROP RESULT IN RAHUI EXTENSION BY MAORI TRUST
Concerns about the impact of the recent 1080 drop on the region's waterways is behind a Maori trust's decision to extend a rahui it declared in August.
The Ngatiawa ki Taranaki Trust originally announced the rahui following the disappearance of Matt Smith. He and a friend were checking on cray pots off Port Taranaki when their boat was hit by a large wave and capsized. While the friend was able to swim to shore and raise the alarm, Smith's body has never been found.
However, on Sunday trust spokesman Robbie Taylor said while the rahui concerning Smith would be lifted on December 23, a concurrent ban related to the 1080 drop would be in place until April next year.
A rahui is based on Maori tikanga and is a customary practice which prohibits access to an area and its resources. It is often put in place when there is a death involved and is performed out of respect for the family.....
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/87455216/concerns-after-1080-drop-result-in-rahui-extension-by-maori-trust
Concerns about the impact of the recent 1080 drop on the region's waterways is behind a Maori trust's decision to extend a rahui it declared in August.
The Ngatiawa ki Taranaki Trust originally announced the rahui following the disappearance of Matt Smith. He and a friend were checking on cray pots off Port Taranaki when their boat was hit by a large wave and capsized. While the friend was able to swim to shore and raise the alarm, Smith's body has never been found.
However, on Sunday trust spokesman Robbie Taylor said while the rahui concerning Smith would be lifted on December 23, a concurrent ban related to the 1080 drop would be in place until April next year.
A rahui is based on Maori tikanga and is a customary practice which prohibits access to an area and its resources. It is often put in place when there is a death involved and is performed out of respect for the family.....
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/87455216/concerns-after-1080-drop-result-in-rahui-extension-by-maori-trust