Post by Brent George on Sept 14, 2023 20:04:34 GMT
Removing weeds a first step to restoring historic Marlborough Island
Stuff - Marlborough: 14-Sept-2023
A Port Underwood island where the British first raised the Union Jack in the South Island is getting an ecological makeover.
The Marlborough Sounds Restoration Trust is driving rehabilitation of Horahora Kākahu Island in Te Whanganui/Port Underwood.
Rangitāne o Wairau, Ngāti Toa Rangitira and Ngāti Rārua are supporting the opportunity to exercise kaitiakitanga for the island, returned to the iwi through their respective Treaty of Waitangi settlements.
Stuff - Marlborough: 14-Sept-2023
A Port Underwood island where the British first raised the Union Jack in the South Island is getting an ecological makeover.
The Marlborough Sounds Restoration Trust is driving rehabilitation of Horahora Kākahu Island in Te Whanganui/Port Underwood.
Rangitāne o Wairau, Ngāti Toa Rangitira and Ngāti Rārua are supporting the opportunity to exercise kaitiakitanga for the island, returned to the iwi through their respective Treaty of Waitangi settlements.