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Crown Māori Relations Minister Kelvin Davis wants to see Ngāti Whātua sort out their differences on the proposed Erebus memorial beside the Parnell Rose Gardens.
The Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei board says it has been consulted on and approved the memorial at what it calls Taurarua.
But Dame Naida Glavish, who chairs Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua, says many in the hapū say they were unaware of the plan, and there should have been consultation with the wider iwi because of the significance of the park as the site of the Mataharehare pa.
Happy birthday Norm! Taupō veteran turns 100 today
3 Mar, 2021 08:34 PM
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Returned serviceman and former art teacher Norm Fraser, who turns 100 on March 4, 2021, pictured at St John s Wood in Taupō with some of his artworks. Photo / Laurilee McMichael
Returned serviceman and former art teacher Norm Fraser, who turns 100 on March 4, 2021, pictured at St John s Wood in Taupō with some of his artworks. Photo / Laurilee McMichael
Laurilee McMichael is editor of the Taupo & Turangi Weekenderlaurilee.mcmichael@nzme.co.nzTaupoWeekender
He s never drunk and he s never smoked. He s always kept mind and body active. He survived three years service in World War II and untold classrooms of rowdy students. And today, Norm Fraser is 100.