Incredibly generous : Pūkaha Forest now belongs to people of Aotearoa New Zealand
1 May, 2021 10:45 PM
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Pūkaha Forest was gifted to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand by the Rangitāne iwi in a ceremony on Saturday. Photo / Steve Carle
Pūkaha Forest was gifted to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand by the Rangitāne iwi in a ceremony on Saturday. Photo / Steve Carle
Hawkes Bay Today
Pūkaha Forest now belongs to the people of New Zealand after it was gifted by Rangitāne iwi over the weekend.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern attended the gifting ceremony at Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre, near Mt Bruce, on Saturday where 942 hectares of native forest - home to native birds and important conservation work - was gifted to the nation.
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Pukaha Forest to be gifted to Aotearoa
18 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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A kaka takes flight at Pukaha National Wildlife Centre. Photo / Tara Swan
Bush Telegraph
By: Steve Carle
Big Pic: A-050221Pukaha Caption: A kaka takes flight at Wairarapa s Pukaha National Wildlife Centre. Photo / Tara Swan
Rangitāne and Pūkaha are pleased to invite supporters and the wider community to join them to commemorate the historic gifting of the 942ha Pūkaha Forest to the people of Aotearoa at an official ceremony at Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre on Saturday, May 1.
The Pūkaha Forest is the ngāhere taonga (forest treasure) of the Rangitāne iwi. The return of this whenua was an important component of the joint Rangitāne o Tamaki Nui a Rua and Rangitāne o Wairarapa Treaty settlement which was finalised in 2017 after lengthy negotiations.
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Rangitāne is set to gift the Pūkaha Forest to the people of Aotearoa.
The 942ha forest at Pūkaha-Mount Bruce in northern Wairarapa was returned to the iwi in February last year as part of the joint Rangitāne o Tāmaki Nui a Rua and Rangitāne o Wairarapa treaty settlement.
Rangitāne have held a number of well attended wānanga at the Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre to reconnect the people to the land and its inhabitants.
The iwi’s presence on site has been increased, including in cultural practices and planning.