Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 13, 2021 0:40:59 GMT 12
STRICT CONDITIONS FOR CONTROVERISAL GUIDE'S LIKELY RETURN TO TARANAKI MAUNGA
A controversial Taranaki mountain climber who has scaled the maunga more than 1800 times is on the verge of returning to guiding clients in the park he has been involved in for a lifetime.
But the Department of Conservation (DOC) said following feedback from iwi during consultation on Ian McAlpine’s application, his concession would be just two years instead of the 10 he asked for, and he would have restrictions on where he could operate.
In the past McAlpine, 70, has been criticised by iwi for ignoring the cultural values and protocols of the maunga.
For his part, McAlpine said that while he respects Māori culture he would rather tell his clients “real” stories about the mountain, not the “cultural myths”......
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/300175088/strict-conditions-for-controverisal-guides-likely-return-to-taranaki-maunga
A controversial Taranaki mountain climber who has scaled the maunga more than 1800 times is on the verge of returning to guiding clients in the park he has been involved in for a lifetime.
But the Department of Conservation (DOC) said following feedback from iwi during consultation on Ian McAlpine’s application, his concession would be just two years instead of the 10 he asked for, and he would have restrictions on where he could operate.
In the past McAlpine, 70, has been criticised by iwi for ignoring the cultural values and protocols of the maunga.
For his part, McAlpine said that while he respects Māori culture he would rather tell his clients “real” stories about the mountain, not the “cultural myths”......
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/300175088/strict-conditions-for-controverisal-guides-likely-return-to-taranaki-maunga