Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 24, 2016 17:30:44 GMT 12
WAIKAREMOANA RAHUI TO CLEANSE HARA OF HISTORY
Descendants of the original owners of Lake Waikaremoana are asking people to stay away for the four days from Saturday as they prepare for a court challenge to get the awa returned to them.
"It’s very important for us to use this time to reflect on what has happened to our lake and we can only really do that when we have some peace. We think our lake is being polluted in many different ways. We want to use this time to cleanse if you like the hara that has been around for a long time," Mr Winitana says.
The rahui applies to all activities on the lake itself including fishing and boating as well as access across all adjacent Maori land form…..
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MTM5MDQ=/National/Waikaremoana%20rahui%20to%20cleanse%20hara%20of%20history/
Descendants of the original owners of Lake Waikaremoana are asking people to stay away for the four days from Saturday as they prepare for a court challenge to get the awa returned to them.
"It’s very important for us to use this time to reflect on what has happened to our lake and we can only really do that when we have some peace. We think our lake is being polluted in many different ways. We want to use this time to cleanse if you like the hara that has been around for a long time," Mr Winitana says.
The rahui applies to all activities on the lake itself including fishing and boating as well as access across all adjacent Maori land form…..
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MTM5MDQ=/National/Waikaremoana%20rahui%20to%20cleanse%20hara%20of%20history/