Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 30, 2020 3:46:51 GMT 12
WARNING OVER NORTHLAND TAPU SITES: TARATARA MOUNTAIN SACRED AND OFF LIMITS
Steps have been taken to stop people accessing a sacred Northland mountain after visitors uncovered ancestral remains.
The discovery prompted a hui with local hapū, Ngāti Rangimatamomoe and Ngāti Rangimatakakā of Whangaroa, making a collaborative decision to restrict all access to Taratara Maunga to protect the tūpuna kōiwi - ancestral remains - that are secured within the mountain.
Temporary signage has been put at the three access points to the mountain and it is hoped they will be made permanent in about two weeks.....
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Steps have been taken to stop people accessing a sacred Northland mountain after visitors uncovered ancestral remains.
The discovery prompted a hui with local hapū, Ngāti Rangimatamomoe and Ngāti Rangimatakakā of Whangaroa, making a collaborative decision to restrict all access to Taratara Maunga to protect the tūpuna kōiwi - ancestral remains - that are secured within the mountain.
Temporary signage has been put at the three access points to the mountain and it is hoped they will be made permanent in about two weeks.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12343348