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When Haunui sails down the east coast of Te Waipounamu this month, it will be the first time in hundreds of years that an ocean-going waka hourua has been in these waters, apart from a two-day wānanga in 2010. After completing a 25,000 nautical mile voyage as part of the seven-strong fleet for Te…
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“It gives the mana back to the stone — that’s what we’re aiming for,” says Ngāti Waewae rūnanga chairman and general manager of the newly-formed Waewae Pounamu, Francois Tumahai. He is talking about Poutini Ngāi Tahu and West Coast miners signing up to a ground-breaking agreement to return pounamu to Ngāi Tahu and deter the illegal black market trade in New Zealand greenstone. Kaituhi Rob Tipa reports.
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Customary tools are a critical part of the Kaikōura Marine Strategy. Kaituhi Mark Revington reports.
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