Seven new and altered geographic names made official by the Te Atiawa Treaty settlement have now been published in the New Zealand Gazette. The new and altered names took effect when the Te Atiawa Treaty settlement was formalised on February 23 2017 and were published in the New Zealand Gazette recently. Some of the new...Read More
The toutouwai / North Island robin translocation project is a project aimed to bring toutouwai back to Taranaki maunga so their song may once again be heard within the Egmont National Park. Over the months of March and April 2017, DOC staff, iwi and volunteers will catch toutouwai in Pureora Forest Park in the central...Read More
Two Whio / North Island blue duck will be released on Taranaki maunga on 16th March 2017 as part of a project to re-establish a self-sustaining whio population. The DOC staff supported by the Central North Island Blue Duck Trust, Whio Forever, iwi and local whio ambassadors have worked tirelessly on re-establishing a self-sustaining whio...Read More
Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa Trust has expressed it’s continued opposition to the New Plymouth District Council (Waitara Lands) Bill at the Māori Affairs Select Committee hearing held at Owae Marae on Friday. Trust chairperson Liana Poutu told the committee that the decision for the Trust to oppose the Bill wasn’t made lightly and after...Read More
PANUI PBNST Member Update Hui January 2017 Tēnā koutou e ōku rangatira,e ngā uri katoa o Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika. We hope you all had a safe and relaxing Christmas and New Year period. Nau mai 2017!!! Last year the new board said we want to strengthen our engagement with whānau....Read More
