Scientists to hunt for dinosaurs
Tūhoe and a group of scientists are to reach back through the mists of time to establish whether dinosaurs roamed Te...
Family fitness taken to Tuai by Tuhoe men
Patu o Aotearoa - a family and community-based health and fitness programme - is now raising heartbeats in...
New visitor centre a living thing
Water features will ensure Waikaremoana Tribal Authority's new visitor centre is in keeping with its rainforest...
Tanatana Marae in Waimana has won the commercial/industrial architectural design section award. The award is based on Ngāti Rere's new building which cost $300,000. This project is about incorporating traditional ideas with a contemporary twist. Marae committee representative Martin Rakuraku told Te Kāea they wanted to move with the times, “We thought we would incorporate a house to cater to two purposes; a place to mourn and...
In New Zealand, Lands and Rivers Can Be People
Can a stretch of land be a person in the eyes of the law? Can a body of water? In New Zealand, they can. A former national park has been granted personhood, and a river system is expected to receive the same soon. The unusual designations, something like the legal status that corporations possess, came out of agreements between New Zealand’s government and Maori groups. The two sides have argued for years over guardianship of the...
Project turns to Te Urewera for dinosaur bones
A search for dinosaur bones is getting under in the Urewera ranges, and they're looking for the big one. Remains of carnivorous dinosaurs have been found in the area in the past 50 years, some related to the mighty T- Rex. Now a collaboration between GNS and Tuhoe means that the area will be searched more extensively than ever before. Paleontologist James Crampton joined Mark Sainsbury, filling in for Paul Henry, from...
