Lake Waikaremoana will remain closed to the public during Alert Level 3. Te Urewera Board chairman Tamati Kruger said the huts, campgrounds, boat ramps, walks (including the Waikaremoana Great Walk) and freedom camping areas will remain closed at Alert Levels 3 and 4. Hunting and fishing would also not be permitted in Te Urewera at those alert levels either. This was to protect the health and safety of potential...
Hunting or camping in Te Urewera will not be allowed at Covid-19 alert level 3, Tūhoe says. Hunters have been calling for the government to allow the activity under level 3, saying it is food gathering for many people at this time of year, and it can be done safely. About 2000 hunters descend on the mountain park at this time of year during the roar season, and the iwi was worried the influx could result in...
The use of cultural reports in criminal sentencings has increased sharply, resulting in better outcomes for offenders but angering victims' advocates. Figures provided under the Official Information Act show the number of cultural reports invoiced to the Ministry of Justice each month in 2019 increased from 12 in January to 57 in December. The monthly cost of those rose from $18,789 in January to $102,204 in...
Honouring Tūhoe who died in WW1
A group of 30 Tūhoe descendants travelled to France and Belgium in memory of fallen soldiers in WW1 to celebrate more than a 100 years since the signing of the Armistice which ended WW1. The group represented 60 World War 1 soldiers within Te Urewera who were connected to Waikaremoana, Ruatāhuna, Waiohau, Rūātoki, Waimana and Tāneatua. READ...
Kawerau Medical Centre’s model of care is the philosophical launch pad for central North Island iwi Tūhoe’s ambitious expansion plans to improve the health of its people. Tāmati Kruger, a member of the iwi’s trust, Te Uru Taumatua, says Tūhoe is set to open a new clinic in Ruatahuna by next March with another clinic opening later in 2020 at Waikaremoana. Tūhoe bought the Kawerau clinic in July after opening its first...
Five years after it opened, the Kawerau Medical Centre business has been sold to the Tūhoe tribal group. The medical centre was launched in 2014 by businessman Lance McNicholas and his wife, GP Emily McNicholas. Mr McNicholas confirmed the sale of the business had gone through on 1 July. The couple will retain ownership of the building and will run the practice for Tūhoe as contractors. Read...
