Parihaka

This is the sixth consecutive year the Authority has closed maunga to the public to prevent fire hazards.

Announced by Regional Development Minister Shane Jones alongside Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka, the grant is coming from the Regional Infrastructure Fund.

Kīngi Tūheitia had intended to visit Parihaka in 2017 but illness kept him away. He will instead visit next week to discuss the relevance of Māori prophets in a modern world

On Sunday the 5th of November, the Whareroa Fonterra Dairy, the Kapuni Ballance fertiliser factories and the Todd Energy gas plant were locked down simultaneously by 50 activist.

Parihaka trustees remain optimistic despite silence from the Minister of Energy and Resources.

A 45,000 acre exclusion zone has been requested in a letter delivered to Minister of Energy and Resources, Megan Woods.