Post by Brent George on Nov 30, 2021 5:16:27 GMT
Mana Whenua Panel will advocate for important traditional sites on Stewardship Land.
Stuff - PouTiaki: 30-Nov-2021
A Ngāi Tahu mana whenua panel will work with the Department of Conservation (DOC), two national panels, and the conservation minister to review stewardship land within its takiwā (tribal area).
DOC is reclassifying stewardship land throughout Aotearoa to better protect conservation areas home to threatened species and high priority ecosystems.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu kaiwhakahaere (chair) Lisa Tumahai said the reclassification process was of upmost significance to Ngāi Tahu because a large proportion of its takiwā was made up of stewardship and public conservation land.
Stewardship land is land that was allocated to DOC when it was formed in 1987 and includes former state forest and Crown land considered to have conservation value.
Stuff - PouTiaki: 30-Nov-2021
A Ngāi Tahu mana whenua panel will work with the Department of Conservation (DOC), two national panels, and the conservation minister to review stewardship land within its takiwā (tribal area).
DOC is reclassifying stewardship land throughout Aotearoa to better protect conservation areas home to threatened species and high priority ecosystems.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu kaiwhakahaere (chair) Lisa Tumahai said the reclassification process was of upmost significance to Ngāi Tahu because a large proportion of its takiwā was made up of stewardship and public conservation land.
Stewardship land is land that was allocated to DOC when it was formed in 1987 and includes former state forest and Crown land considered to have conservation value.