Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 16, 2020 4:30:00 GMT 12
URUPĀ MAINTENANCE POLICY PLEASES LONG-TIME CAMPAIGNER
A proposed New Plymouth District Council policy to maintain urupā has pleased a long-time campaigner for Māori burial grounds.
Peter Moeahu, a Te Ātiawa kaumatua, has made several presentations over the last couple of years calling on the New Plymouth District Council to maintain urupā in the same way it maintains district cemeteries.
Last week, the Manaaki Urupā Grant policy came before the council's Strategy and Operations Committee.
It sets aside $50,000 a year for the use of maintaining urupā, with an application process in place......
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/121777663/urup-maintenance-policy-pleases-longtime-campaigner
A proposed New Plymouth District Council policy to maintain urupā has pleased a long-time campaigner for Māori burial grounds.
Peter Moeahu, a Te Ātiawa kaumatua, has made several presentations over the last couple of years calling on the New Plymouth District Council to maintain urupā in the same way it maintains district cemeteries.
Last week, the Manaaki Urupā Grant policy came before the council's Strategy and Operations Committee.
It sets aside $50,000 a year for the use of maintaining urupā, with an application process in place......
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/121777663/urup-maintenance-policy-pleases-longtime-campaigner