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

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 6 minutes to read 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.

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.

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.