Article written by Louisa Steyl. Published in Stuff. What started as a simple idea to grow trees has become a social enterprise that’s steadily restoring the whenua of Murihiku while building futures for its rangatahi. Te Tapu o Tāne officially opened its native nursery, named Te Kōhaka o Tāne (The… Read more
Posted: 22 September 2022
By Libby Young … Significance of the area … The New Vale Coal Mine and associated operations use approximately 100ha of land, among farmland in Waimumu, near Mataura. Within the vicinity of the coal mine are the tributaries of the Hedge hope stream, named Tatakura by Tūpuna (after the ancient name… Read more
Posted: 8 August 2022
By Libby Young … The Forest Hill Trust has been successful in their DOC Jobs for Nature Funding application in partnership with the Hokonui Rūnanga over 3 years. The Jobs for Nature initiative is in response to the economic downturn created by COVID-19, the government through the Department of… Read more
Posted: 8 August 2022
Article by Kim Bowden. Republished from Crux News. A section of Lake Dunstan foreshore near Cromwell is set to be replanted with native trees and shrubs, but locals will need to be willing to ditch their cars to give the vegetation a fighting chance. The plans for the “bridge to bridge” planting… Read more
Posted: 21 July 2022
By Tegan Ramage … Fire! The tauira have had a busy month starting on Monday, with Daniel Munro from PWFP Fire Safety who came to the Hokonui Rūnanga to train te Taiao tīma and tauira in fire extinguisher training. Daniel ran the tīma through the different fire classes ranging from A to F, the… Read more
Posted: 13 July 2022