Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 1, 2018 17:29:12 GMT 12
AUCKLAND'S WAITĀKERE RANGES TO CLOSE WITH FEWER TRACKS OPEN THAN WANTED
A local iwi says Auckland Council's plan for access to the Waitākere Ranges does not match up with the rāhui.
The Waitākere Ranges close today in a bid to stop the spread of kauri dieback disease, but there are some tracks excluded from the ban.
However, local iwi was at odds with the council's list of tracks that would remain open in the West Auckland forest, potentially causing confusion for walkers.
It had earlier been reported that the council had aligned its policy with the iwi's cultural prohibition, or rāhui – but Te Kawerau ā Maki chief executive Edward Ashby said the list of tracks was never agreed upon.
The iwi would allow access to 21 walks, as an exception to the rāhui, while council was looking at keeping at least 34 tracks open.......
www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/103482317/large-auckland-forest-to-close-with-fewer-tracks-open-than-wanted
A local iwi says Auckland Council's plan for access to the Waitākere Ranges does not match up with the rāhui.
The Waitākere Ranges close today in a bid to stop the spread of kauri dieback disease, but there are some tracks excluded from the ban.
However, local iwi was at odds with the council's list of tracks that would remain open in the West Auckland forest, potentially causing confusion for walkers.
It had earlier been reported that the council had aligned its policy with the iwi's cultural prohibition, or rāhui – but Te Kawerau ā Maki chief executive Edward Ashby said the list of tracks was never agreed upon.
The iwi would allow access to 21 walks, as an exception to the rāhui, while council was looking at keeping at least 34 tracks open.......
www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/103482317/large-auckland-forest-to-close-with-fewer-tracks-open-than-wanted