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NewsTaranaki iwi celebrate Court of Appeal decision to stop seabed mining
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui and Te Kaahui o Rauru are celebrating the decision of the Court of Appeal to stop Trans-Tasman Resources plans for seabed mining off the South Taranaki Bight.
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$150,000 for 8000 hectare drought affected farm "inadequate"
This summer’s drought on Tairawhiti is having a huge impact on local farmers and their livestock. So the Government has allocated $150,000 to be shared affected regions which is inadequate according to one Maori farm.
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Taranaki iwi upset mining equipment could be discarded on seafloor
Taranaki iwi and Ngāti Tara hapū are concerned petroleum mining equipment, such as pipelines and cable, will be discarded on the seafloor in their rohe after the collapse of oil and gas explorer Tamarind Taranaki Ltd late last year.
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60,000 native rākau planted on Titirangi Maunga/Kaitī Hill
More than 60,000 native rakau have been planted on Titirangi Maunga/Kaitī Hill to reinstate its mana back to the time of the ancestor and tohunga horticulturalist Te Maro.
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Taranaki iwi 'devastated' after thousands of eels killed by ammonia spill
Members of the Taranaki iwi Ngāti Ruanui are devastated following the death of thousands of eels caused by an ammonia spill. Māori Party candidate Debbie Ngarewa-Packer (Ngāti Ruanui) says the spill was caused by a burst valve, belonging to the meat company Silver Fern Farms.
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The 'Final Countdown' to naked fruits and vegetables
From February 10th, three countdown stores in Auckland will be going "unwrapped”. This means that all of the fruit and vegetable products will be either ‘nude’ or in paper packaging, from the potatoes to the strawberries.
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Global cooking: A nightmare for East Coast mokopuna
The Tairawhiti Region face the worst possible scenario in climate change, could escalate from 1-5 hot days a year to 80 by the end of the century.
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Hawke's Bay's first wahine Māori regional councillor has sights on polluters
Hinewai Ormsby is the first Māori female councillor to be elected onto the Hawke's Bay Regional Council in what is largely a male-dominated arena. Her first point of call this year is tackling environmental issues in the region.
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3.7 million plastic Chinese bottles infuriate Otakiri locals
A Chinese bottling giant is seeking Māori approval to suck more water from Otakiri Springs, near Whakatane. The Environmental Court granted consent for their expansion, but locals are not happy.
