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Planned retirement village, residential development, would 'dishonour and disrespect' cultural land, says iwi

The ancient Opihi Whanaungakore urupa is still used today. CHARLOTTE JONES / LDR
Iwi have made it clear they will not be participating in the “desecration” of their sacred, ancestral lands.
At the final day of the hearing into the granting of a resource consent for a residential subdivision next to an ancient urupa in Whakatane, tangata whenua were adamant they would not take part in any accidental discovery protocol if koiwi (bones) were found during development – to do so would sever their whakapapa to the land and make a mockery of their role as kaitiaki, they said.
Tanagata whenua are trying to stop Whakatāne District Council from granting consent for 240 residential sections and a 250-unit retirement village on land they consider to be wahi tapu and adjacent to the ancient coastal urupa Opihi Whanaungakore, which is still in use today. ....

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Iwi tell council: 'This development threatens our relationship to the land'

Iwi tell council: 'This development threatens our relationship to the land'
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Hearings into wahi tapu Opihi subdivision begin

An ancient urupa where bodies are ferried by waka is at the centre of resource consent clash in Whakatane. ....

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Ancient burial ground at centre of resource consent clash in whakatāne

Iwi fight to prevent residential subdivision next to an ancient coastal urupa still in use today. ....

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