Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Apa iwi opens Marton headquarters to the public
2 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Apa stakeholders set up stalls at the iwi s open day on February 27. Photo / Lewis Gardner
Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Apa stakeholders set up stalls at the iwi s open day on February 27. Photo / Lewis Gardner
Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
It was wonderful to see local people arrive at Te Poho o Tuariki s first open day, Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Apa spokeswoman Kiri Wilson says.
The Rangitīkei tribe s open day was on Saturday, February 27, at its iwi headquarters Te Poho o Tuariki in Marton. The 5ha complex is the former Turakina Maōri Girls College, which Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Apa bought in April 2018 and officially opened in February 2019.
Rangitīkei beach residents look after coastal reserve at Koitiata
28 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Jo Anson (front), with fellow resident Garry White, co-ordinates the Koitiata Wetlands Restoration Project. Photo / Lewis Gardner
Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Residents of a Rangitīkei holiday spot are now taking an organised and long-term interest in their Koitiata Domain Recreation Reserve. It s a stretch of land adjoining Turakina Beach and the Koitiata settlement, 8km from State Highway 3. It s often windy, and the high water table makes it wet in unexpected places.
Jo Anson co-ordinates the Koitiata Wetlands Recreation Project Group of about 20 residents. It meets on Fridays when it gets help from students on Land Based Training s pest control course, based at Te Poho o Tuariki in Marton.