Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 1, 2020 3:09:35 GMT 12
NEW GRAPES PROMPT PLANS FOR IHUMĀTAO-STYLE OCCUPATION IN MARLBOROUGH
Rangitāne members in Marlborough are threatening an Ihumātao-style occupation near 'the birthplace of Aotearoa' to protest what they believe are new grapevines planted over an archaeological site.
Rangitāne o Wairau member Keelan Walker claims the new grapes are in a "red zone", set out by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, and he believes owner Montford Corporation does not have permission to disturb the site, known as Kowhai Pā.
Kowhai Pā is a Māori settlement where archaeologists have found evidence of urupā (burials), stone ovens, and tools dating back to 1840. The village site is near Wairau Bar, the earliest known Māori settlement circa 1250AD, known as "New Zealand's most significant archaeological landscape".
Much of Kowhai Pā is owned by grapegrowers Montford Corporation, and any work in the historically significant "red zone" requires Heritage NZ permission......
www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/119065638/new-grapes-prompt-plans-for-ihumtaostyle-occupation-in-marlborough
Rangitāne members in Marlborough are threatening an Ihumātao-style occupation near 'the birthplace of Aotearoa' to protest what they believe are new grapevines planted over an archaeological site.
Rangitāne o Wairau member Keelan Walker claims the new grapes are in a "red zone", set out by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, and he believes owner Montford Corporation does not have permission to disturb the site, known as Kowhai Pā.
Kowhai Pā is a Māori settlement where archaeologists have found evidence of urupā (burials), stone ovens, and tools dating back to 1840. The village site is near Wairau Bar, the earliest known Māori settlement circa 1250AD, known as "New Zealand's most significant archaeological landscape".
Much of Kowhai Pā is owned by grapegrowers Montford Corporation, and any work in the historically significant "red zone" requires Heritage NZ permission......
www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/119065638/new-grapes-prompt-plans-for-ihumtaostyle-occupation-in-marlborough