A movement to imbue land, rivers, and entire ecosystems with legal personhood status is gaining ground in the U.S. o years ago, when New Zealand’s government granted legal personhood to one of its 13 national parks—Te Urewera, a lush, forested landscape teeming with trails and waterfalls on the North Island—some 821 square miles was suddenly protected not as land but as a citizen. The law was called...
This Saturday and Sunday Taneatua will be alive with creativity as the Tuhoe Gallery presents the Art and Activism Workshop. For artists and community activists and run by Mou Mou movement, the workshop includes five sessions over the two days and a number of guest speakers including Tame Iti, Tamati Kruger, Maria Steens, Ati Teepa and Amo...
Maori committee shows its worth in many areas
The Maori standing committee is proving invaluable for groups seeking guidance and special projects. At this month's Maori Standing Committee meeting at Te Kuha Marae, Jenni Moses said now they had 13 reserves within their responsibility and wanted to look at what it meant to have some kind of build projects at the...
Ruataahuna hooks into broadband
Broadband has finally reached one of the most isolated communities in the North Island, the heart of Te Urewera country, Ruatāhuna. Hinerangi Goodman visited her hometown to talk to one of those who is already hooked up and another who will soon be connected any day now. Te...
There is a rahui in place at Waikaremoana. Here are a few comments for readers to consider. The purpose of this rahui is to ask people to stop and reconnect with the lake, the waters and its surround's. How many of us go to the shores of Waikaremoana and wonder what effect the low water levels are having on the ecosystems around the shoreline, and the follow-on...
A WOMAN and four children, aged from four to nine, remain missing in Te Urewera after going for a walk on Tuesday afternoon. The group was dropped off just after 1pm on Tuesday for a one to two hour walk. Police were alerted just before 4pm on Wednesday when they hadn’t returned. Search and rescue teams were deployed in Te Urewera yesterday afternoon to look for the group. With the support of a helicopter, the teams have been searching...
