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Muriwhenua lands

The traditional lands of the Muriwhenua tribes lie between the Maungataniwha Range in the south and Cape Rēinga in the north. The six tribes are Ngāti Kurī, Ngāi Takoto, Te Pātū, Ngāti Kahu, Te Aupōuri and Te Rarawa.

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Rāwiri Taonui, 'Muriwhenua tribes - Ancestors', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/map/417/muriwhenua-lands (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 22 Mar 2017

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have you ever seen the damage

Loveinthemist (not verified)
26 November 2015

have you ever seen the damage the variuos Atua do to Papatuanuku all without our helpmountains are made into hills, landslides and earthquakes make far larger changes in minutes than mining will ever achieve the outfall of Whakatipu once flowed through Murihiku and now not so much the scars on Secretary Island from the recent (within the last 10 years) earthquakes are still visible and will last at least for my lifetime and probably for another two generationsI am not a very big fan of mining or dairy farming or a whole lot of things but the reality is these things are going to happen. So we can stand on our digs and say no way and watch as others profit and our voice is not heard on the steps that can and should be taken to mitigate or we can participate and do what we can to limit or mitigate the damage and if it helps with our particpation in the economy of the country then all the better.have you been to the Arahura and seen the farms on the site of old mining operations - the outcomes of mining and dredging looked pretty harsh for a generation and now they sustain whanau are you saying Ngai Tahu can't extract pounamu unless it is on the surface? Our old people would divert streams to gain access to pounamu and to build eel weirs - was that wrong of them?who has the right to impose on all Maori a view that we are not to participate in the economy because of some kind of blanket rule in my view the high moral ground is pretty good if you can afford to sit there but some whanau don't have that luxurywhat i have heard the iwi leaders say, and Mark in particular, is let the people of the area decide after they consider the facts and weigh up their responsibilities

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