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  "I was lucky enough to spend the months between September and December in Waikaremoana working for Te Uru Taumatua, the Nāi Tūhoe* tribal authority, and seeing first hand how Waikaremoana, the iwi organisation and Te Urewera Board’s kaitiakitanga of the former national park (now its own legal entity) was going up at the lake.   I’ve been back in Auckland for a few months now. I planned to be back in...

Māori leaders are backing calls for the government to lift the ban on hunting during alert level three, but only to whānau who rely on it to feed themselves.   Hunting is currently prohibited under alert level 4 due to the risk it poses if someone hurts themselves and need to call emergency services.   Under normal circumstances going out to the bush is exactly what thousands of hunters in New Zealand would be...

Allowing hunting and other recreational activities in Te Urewera would put small communities at risk, a Tūhoe chairman has said.    Te Urewera Board chair Tāmati Kruger said Tūhoe reviewed its responsibilities as voice of the land, and confirmed that protections currently in place within Te Urewera at Alert Level 4 would remain under Level 3.   That meant all Te Urewera huts, campgrounds, boat ramps, walks...

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...