Opihi Whanaungakore battle: Occupation possible after subdivision granted consent
11 Mar, 2021 08:01 PM
3 minutes to read Iwi are fighting to stop a resource consent to turn this land in Whakatāne, which is wahi tapu, into a suburb featuring a retirement village. Photo / Charlotte Jones LDR
Charlotte is a Local Democracy Reporter based in Whakatane.
Development of wahi tapu land on Whakatāne s coast could be stalled by iwi occupation after commissioners consented to a 240-section housing subdivision and retirement village next to an ancient urupa.
Kaitiaki of the Opihi Whanaungakore urupa, Rapata Kopae, said urupa trustees were considering how to stop the development including court action, a public information campaign or occupation of the land.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission s Investor Advisory
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The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. EST and will be a webcast. The
committee will hold two panel discussions: a follow-on discussion
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a discussion regarding special purpose acquisition companies
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Michelle Obama hooked on knitting, thinking about retiring
11 Mar, 2021 03:02 AM
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Michelle Obama is working on her first crewneck sweater. Photo / AP
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Michelle Obama is knitting and thinking about retiring from public life.
The former first lady of the United States says in a new People magazine interview that she picked up knitting needles to pass time during the coronavirus pandemic. And now she s hooked. Knitting is a forever proposition, she said. You don t master knitting, because once you make a scarf, there s the blanket. And once you do the blanket, you ve got to do the hat, the socks.