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When Pete Montgomery started building his tiny house on a friend's lifestyle block near Whakatāne, he had no idea he was doing anything illegal.

Maraenui between Te Kaha and Ōpōtiki township on State Highway 35 on the day of the tsunami last month. Photo: Supplied / Louis Rapihana Whakatāne district councillor and Matata Volunteer Fire Brigade chief Gavin Dennis said more than 400 people evacuated to the small rural community of Awakaponga during the tsunami threat, so it was imperative their voices be included in any review of the district's response. Dennis raised his concerns at Whakatāne District Council's strategy and policy committee held last week. He said he had heard a meeting had been held between national emergency ma...

Whakatāne District Council apologises for 'appropriating' Māori slogan over water 14 Jan, 2021 07:29 PM 4 minutes to read Whakatāne District Council has apologised to iwi after "appropriating" a te reo slogan. Photo / LDR Other LDR_STRAP Whakatāne District Council has apologised to iwi after "appropriating" a slogan used to fight water bottling consents in the district. Māori water rights activists said the council's use of the phrase "he taonga te wai" when encouraging the community to conserve water was "appropriation" and "insulting". However, the council says it was just trying to in...

Whakatāne council has apologised to iwi after “appropriating” a proverb originally used to fight water bottling consents in the district.