southern bank at the mouth of the Waingongoro River. It is known as the ancient kainga of the moa hunters. The pā is the site of the Huri-pari battle at the mouth of the Waingongoro River. The pā was located near the Rangatapu reef and fishing grounds and close to the Rangatapu marae on the banks of the river. Te Rangatapu had a history of over six centuries and tangata whenua settled here before the arrival of Turi of the Aotea caone. These earlier people knew the rivers as
the Tangaroa, was an important spawing area for īnanga and native fish. The hapū fished from purpose built platforms and this technique to show customary fishing locations on the river continues today. Each whakaparu was named and these names remain and continue to be used by Te Atiawa today. The mara gardens along the river included Te Rare, Mangahinau, Panekeneke, Opakaru, Te Ramarama and Mangaemiemi. The ururpā include Te Rohutu, Manaaiti, Pukehou, Teremutu and Ngangana.
consider that it would be useful to install additional rain and river gauges in this area to investigate how much of an impact the tributaries have on flooding in the Township and lower valley area, and to provide greater warning of floods that would affect State Highway 3. Protection of the Kaipo Marae A building on the lower part of the Kaipo Marae site was partly flooded. Residents of the marae are considering the building of a protective contoured bank in the middle of the site as
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(sacred sites) • Protection of taonga tuku iho (treasures of the ancestors), and • Kaitiakitanga (guardianship of the environment) during emergency risk reduction, readiness, response and recovery planning. The Taranaki CDEM Group recognise that this plan does not provide full details of how this commitment will be actioned due to the new relationship with various iwi groups being in very early stages. Iwi, Hapū and marae support Iwi, hapū and marae
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Matthews Director – Environment Quality Mr D R Harrison Director – Operations Mrs M G Jones Governance Administrator Miss N A Chadwick Executive Assistant Mr C Woollin Communication Advisor Mr R Timutimu Ngati Maru - Cultural Advisor The meeting opened with Karakia at 10.30am 2 public representing Owae Marae 4 public representing Wild for Taranaki Apologies were received and sustained from Councillor D Lean.
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