Quinton Tunoho says he didn’t see anything wrong with the awa looking out the window from Rāwhitiroa marae on the banks of the Pūniu, when he had a call from the chief executive of Mangatoatoa marae, 70 km downstream.
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East Coast iwi 'shovel ready' to save their dying forest
On the East Coast where iwi guardians of Te Raukūmara Range are working to save their forest which lies between the Bay of Plenty and East Cape. Te Whānanu-ā-Apanui and Ngāti Porou have submitted a budget bid to the Minister of Conservation to support their restoration project.
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NewsPublic feedback needed to tackle New Zealand's waste challenges
One proposal is to increase the levy rate for landfills that take household waste from the current $10 per tonne - set in 2009 - to $50 or $60 per tonne by mid-2023.
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Zero Carbon Bill- Māori concerns addressed
The Zero Carbon Bill passed its second reading in Parliament this week and has received near-universal support. However, the Māori Party have concerns that the bill has no clause that ensures tangata whenua participation in protecting their local environment.
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Crown listens to Ngāti Porou about saving the Raukumara Forest
The Crown are working towards a commitment with Ngāti Porou and others to manage the Raukūmara Range, which the iwi say has areas at imminent risk of biodiversity collapse.
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‘Cleaning up our rivers and lakes is a priority’ – PM announces $12m for waterways
The government has announced the next step in its plan to clean up rivers and lakes by investing $12m to join forces with local communities to clean up waterways.
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Major overhaul of Resource Management Act underway
Te Kāhui Wai Māori representative Dover Samuels has welcomed welcomes the planned overhaul of the 1991 Resource Management Act, saying it will give iwi a greater voice. A number of amendments doubled the Act in length over the years.
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Single-use plastic nearly gone for good
The days for the single-use plastic bag are numbered. From the 1st of July shops won't be able to give or use new single-use plastic bags after new legislation comes into effect.
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'We’re telling the government to wake up'- Rangatahi strike
Tens of thousands of rangatahi have taken to the streets around the country for a second time to fight for climate change action.
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Many NZ species at risk of extinction according to shocking report
Many of our country's indigenous species are threatened with extinction, that is according to a report released today by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ titled Environment Aotearoa 2019.
