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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,...