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The Gisborne community is fed up with sewage being discharged into the city s rivers, as it has been for decades, a panel of independent commissioners heard yesterday.
Gisborne District Council s application to discharge untreated human wastewater into waterways for the next 20 years has been met with strong opposition and scepticism.
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Gisborne District Council s application to discharge untreated wastewater into waterways for the next 20 years has been met with strong opposition and scepticism.
Tangata whenua opposed the consent application, saying the discharge of sewage into the awa was offensive to tikanga Māori. They called for a maximum five-year term.
A respect and dignity bylaw has been passed in Gisborne banning the culturally abhorrent practice of sending mortuary waste to sea.
Kiwa group chairman Ian Ruru said it was a big day on Wednesday both for water reforms and Te Mana o te Wai.
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Ian Ruru, who leads the Kiwa group set up to provide cultural advice and technical support to the district council, said it was a big day for water reforms and Te Mana o te Wai - the health and wellbeing of water. It s official, our respect and dignity bylaw was passed, Ruru said.
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A hui at the site where mortuary waste will be returned to Papatūānuku Mother Earth marks a significant step away from the culturally abhorrent practice of sending it out to sea.
Members of the Kiwa advisory group met with council staff at Taruheru Cemetery on Friday; from left, Owen Lloyd, Samuel Lewis, council project manager Wolfgang Kanz, Ian Ruru, David Hawea and Keith Katipa.
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Representatives from Tūranganui-a-Kiwa hapū and iwi met with Gisborne District Council staff at Taruheru Cemetery on Friday.
They stood at the site where mortuary waste from the region s funeral homes will be trucked in and disposed of at a specifically designed mound system.