Jobs for Nature: Government s $1.4m for Bay of Plenty conservation jobs described as lifeline
22 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Te Mana o Ngāti Rangitihi Trust chairman Leith Comer said the project was a wonderful initiative . Photo / File
An initiative that will see $1.4 million in Government money pumped into creating conservation jobs in the Bay of Plenty has been described as a lifeline . Announced today, the funding for the three new Jobs for Nature projects has been welcomed by two Bay iwi leaders, with a tourism operator hit by border closures also set to benefit.
Conservation minister Kiri Allan said up to 30 people will be employed in the projects that will boost conservation efforts in Bay of Plenty spots including Mt Tarawera, Okere Falls and Kaingaroa.
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Jobs for Nature: Government s $1 4m for Bay of Plenty conservation jobs described as lifeline
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Rotorua to get first reusable glass-bottle milk factory by June
19 Feb, 2021 10:03 PM
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Building is well underway on Hamish Hodgson s reusable glass bottle milk factory on his Hamurana farm. Photo / File
Building is well underway on Hamish Hodgson s reusable glass bottle milk factory on his Hamurana farm. Photo / File
Construction on the region s first-ever swap-a-bottle fresh milk factory in Hamurana is under way with residents poised to get a taste as soon as June. Rotorua man Hamish Hodgson s reusable glass milk bottle factory Volcanic Creamery on his Hamurana farm is on track to be up and pumping in the next four months.
Opihi Whanaungakore hearing: Ngāti Awa won t participate in desecration of sacred lands
18 Feb, 2021 07:51 PM
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Whakatāne overlooking the ancient coastal urupa Opihi Whanaungakore in background . Photo / File
Charlotte is a Local Democracy Reporter based in Whakatane.
Iwi have made it clear they will not be participating in the desecration of their sacred, ancestral lands.
At the final day of the hearing into the granting of a resource consent for a residential subdivision next to an ancient urupa in Whakatāne, tangata whenua were adamant they would not take part in any accidental discovery protocol if koiwi (bones) were found during development – to do so would sever their whakapapa to the land and make a mockery of their role as kaitiaki, they said.