What constitutes a Good day? I measure success by how happy and satisfied people are around me. While I can't necessarily control it, I can definitely enhance or hinder someone's day with what I bring to an interaction. If the people in my life are in a good place or I can help them get there, that's a good day for...
Waikaremoana set for our summertime manuhiri
Joint Media Statement: Tūhoe Te Uru Taumatua and Department of Conservation Waikaremoana set for our summertime manuhiri It's set to be a great summer for the manuhuri to Lake Waikaremoana. Waikaremoana Holiday Park has retained the very good 3Plus Qualmark and Bronze Enviromark ratings after being independently assessed against national accommodation quality standards. Improvements are ongoing at Waikaremoana Holiday Park. The...
Big vision in plans for Te Urewera
The laying down of kawa or protocols for Te Urewera has begun with a framework launched at Taneatua. The process has been described as the start of a two-year conversation that will give rise to a unique management plan for Te Urewera. In launching its statement of priorities for Te Urewera, Te Urewera Board laid out the objectives and policies for the revered rainforest in at 40-page...
It is the start of a two year conversation that will give rise to a unique management plan for Te Urewera. The statement of priorities for Te Kawa o Te Urewera framework was launched on Saturday at Tuhoe's headquarters in Taneatua by Attorney-General Chris Finlayson and conservation minister Maggie Barry. It includes "principal matters" to be dealth with in a new 10-year managament plan for Te Urewera and will be used to collect...
Advice needed on living Urewera
The chair of Te Urewera Board, Tamati Kruger, says people wanting to contribute to the region’s future management need to learn to see it in a different way than the old national park model. The , which includes both Ngai Tuhoe and crown representatives, has called for public submissions on what needs to go into its 10-years management plan, Te Kawa O Te Urewera. Mr Kruger says Ngai Tuhoe is keen for expert advice, but people need to be...
The chair of Te Urewera Board says Ngai Tuhoe is keen to get a wide range of views as it plots out a management plan for the former national park and surrounding land. The , which includes both Tuhoe and Crown representatives, have released a draft framework Te Kawa o Te Urewera and asked for submissions on what its priorities should be. Tamati Kruger says the iwi has had a long time to think about what it would do if it regained control of...