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The Maori standing committee is proving invaluable for groups seeking guidance and special projects. At this month's Maori Standing Committee meeting at Te Kuha Marae, Jenni Moses said now they had 13 reserves within their responsibility and wanted to look at what it meant to have some kind of build projects at the...

Broadband has finally reached one of the most isolated communities in the North Island, the heart of Te Urewera country, Ruatāhuna. Hinerangi Goodman visited her hometown to talk to one of those who is already hooked up and another who will soon be connected any day now. Te...

Lake Claimants speak

23 July 2016

There is a rahui in place at Waikaremoana. Here are a few comments for readers to consider. The purpose of this rahui is to ask people to stop and reconnect with the lake, the waters and its surround's. How many of us go to the shores of Waikaremoana and wonder what effect the low water levels are having on the ecosystems around the shoreline, and the follow-on...

Missing in Te Urewera

22 July 2016

A WOMAN and four children, aged from four to nine, remain missing in Te Urewera after going for a walk on Tuesday afternoon. The group was dropped off just after 1pm on Tuesday for a one to two hour walk. Police were alerted just before 4pm on Wednesday when they hadn’t returned. Search and rescue teams were deployed in Te Urewera yesterday afternoon to look for the group. With the support of a helicopter, the teams have been searching...

A woman and four young children rescued from Te Urewera bush country after two days might not have survived the night, a search and rescue expert says. The group was reported overdue at 4pm on Wednesday after failing to return from a walk through Waimana Valley on Tuesday. After a 24 hour search, they were found safe and well near the river known as No Name Creek and were winched to safety by the Greenlea Rescue Helicopter just as it...

Five trampers found

22 July 2016

A woman and four children missing in Te Urewera for two nights were found alive and well yesterday. Eastern Bay commander Kevin Taylor addressed media 4.15pm at the Tūhoe Headquarters in Taneatua Te Kura Whare, and announced the children, aged between four and nine, and the woman had been found about 30 minutes earlier, at...