Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 10, 2020 3:32:38 GMT 12
CALL FOR MARLBOROUGH IWI TO 'STEP UP' AND HELP PROTECT SACRED LAND AT WAIRAU BAR
More than 100 people gathered in Marlborough to discuss how to protect archaeologically significant iwi land near Wairau Bar, with one attendee saying he didn't to want to see it disappear for a "bottle of wine".
The land at Kowhai Pā - is the earliest known Māori settlement at about 1250 and has been called the 'birthplace of Aotearoa'. It belongs to three iwi; Rangitāne, Ngāti Toarangatira and Ngāti Rārua.
Rangitāne o Wairau member Keelan Walker said the reason for Saturday's hui was to talk about the history of Kōwhai Pā and the significance of its wahi tapu or sacred sites.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/120095392/call-for-marlborough-iwi-to-step-up-and-help-protect-sacred-land-at-wairau-bar
More than 100 people gathered in Marlborough to discuss how to protect archaeologically significant iwi land near Wairau Bar, with one attendee saying he didn't to want to see it disappear for a "bottle of wine".
The land at Kowhai Pā - is the earliest known Māori settlement at about 1250 and has been called the 'birthplace of Aotearoa'. It belongs to three iwi; Rangitāne, Ngāti Toarangatira and Ngāti Rārua.
Rangitāne o Wairau member Keelan Walker said the reason for Saturday's hui was to talk about the history of Kōwhai Pā and the significance of its wahi tapu or sacred sites.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/120095392/call-for-marlborough-iwi-to-step-up-and-help-protect-sacred-land-at-wairau-bar