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The which oversees Te Urewera in the Bay of Plenty says it is reviewing hunting permits to create a more efficient system. Tamati Kruger. Photo: RNZ As of July, Te Urewera National Park became a new legal entity governed by a of Ngai Tuhoe and Crown appointees The 's chair, Tamati Kruger, said all current permits are on hold and no new ones will be approved while it considers changes to how permission is given. Mr Kruger said...

Hunters wanting to hunt in Te Urewera National Park will have to wait until the new year to gain access until the reviews its permit process.  The new move has created some anxiety with hunters, but the chairman of the says it is a move to look at safety measures such as improved monitoring of hunters' locations.  Te Urewera National Park is now a new legal entity governed by a of Tūhoe and Crown appointees.  Now...

Deerstalkers are being kept out of the Ureweras during the spring hunt while the park's new administration sorts out a permitting system. Deer stalkers used to obtain Department of Conservation permits, which have become invalid since Te Urewera Act became law. Hunting in Te Urewera is suspended in the meantime and DOC permits to hunt or run pig dogs in the area are now void. New Zealand Deerstalkers Association president Bill...

Hunting in Te Urewera has been put in hold. Previously, hunters with DOC permits were allowed in Te Urewera but with the recent Tūhoe Treaty settlement, the iconic tribal estate operates under a new set of...

Hunters with Department of Conservation-issued permits have been kicked out of the Urewera Ranges as Tuhoe flexes its muscles after regaining control of the national park. Hunting in Te Urewera has been suspended indefinitely and all DOC permits to hunt or run pig dogs in the area are now void. The dramatic changes come on the heels of Te Urewera Act in which Te Urewera's status as a national park was rescinded and management ceded to the...

Deerstalkers and pig hunters who frequent the Te Urewera Ranges are being reassured they'll be allowed back in to hunt as soon as possible. Hunters are currently banned from the ranges and the Department of Conservation is no longer issuing permits. The Te Urewera Board, a Crown-Tuhoe partnership, has authority over the area and is working through the legalities of issuing hunting permits. Deerstalkers' Association spokesman Alec...