The Department of Conservation is upgrading its fuel facilities and forecourt area at the Waikaremōana Holiday Park. Work will start on April 20th and take approximately four weeks to complete. During this time petrol and diesel will not be available for sale and the forecourt will be closed. The last stops to fill up with fuel are in Murupara and Wairoa. For more information contact Petrina or Derek Brenchley on 06 837 3826, at the...

Two months have passed since access resumed for hunters in Te Urewera and feedback on the new permit process has been overwhelmingly...

Access to Te Urewera for hunters has been resumed in time for the Christmas–New Year holiday period as promised. Although still under development a new pōhiri (permit) will enable hunters to enjoy Te Urewera during their holidays. Te Urewera Board has determined a new approach using new language to describe postive new relationships bound by a high regard for reciprocity, and all based on age-old values to enable the safe use and...

Puke Timoti of Ruatāhuna is off to Antarctica on Saturday for a research project on biodiversity. He'll be researching penguins, but the research knowledge obtained will help him with his research on biodiversity in the Urewera...

The United Nations will be holding a conference with indigenous peoples about changes to pollination around the world. Two have been invited from the Tuawhenua Trust to share their experiences and knowledge of the Urewera...

The new Te Urewera is the topic of discussion on Episode 33 of Te Tēpu. On the panel are local Tūhoe pakeke, Peho Tamiana and Maui Te Pou, responding to recent developments. Te Tēpu is a ‘must-watch’ for lovers of the Māori language.  This half-hour current affairs show sees three panelists join Chris Winitana at the table to discuss a major issue of the week.  The emphasis is on putting breaking news in context, and...