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Opihi Whanaungakore hearing: Ngāti Awa won't participate in 'desecration of sacred lands'

Opihi Whanaungakore hearing: Ngāti Awa won t participate in desecration of sacred lands
18 Feb, 2021 07:51 PM
9 minutes to read
Whakatāne overlooking the ancient coastal urupa Opihi Whanaungakore in background . Photo / File
Charlotte is a Local Democracy Reporter based in Whakatane.
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 Whakatāne, 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. ....

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Ancient burial site Opihi Whanaungakore at centre of resource clash for new subdivision

Ancient burial site Opihi Whanaungakore at centre of resource clash for new subdivision
16 Feb, 2021 09:29 PM
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Iwi are fighting to stop a resource consent to turn this land in Whakatāne, which is wahi tapu, into a suburb featuring a retirement village. Photo / Charlotte Jones LDR
Iwi are fighting to stop a resource consent to turn this land in Whakatāne, which is wahi tapu, into a suburb featuring a retirement village. Photo / Charlotte Jones LDR
Charlotte is a Local Democracy Reporter based in Whakatane.
An urupa where bodies are ferried by waka and gravediggers are naked in accordance with ancient rites is at the centre of resource consent clash in Whakatāne. ....

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