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January 18, 2026 | Featured News
He Aha te Rāhui? Understanding the Meaning and Purpose of Rāhui
As pressures on the environment grow across Aotearoa – from overfishing to coastal degradation – many whānau are once again […]
March 15, 2026
December 10, 2025 | Featured News
Rāhui Extension After Fires Highlights Māori Role in Environmental Recovery
Iwi and conservation staff are asking the public to respect a newly extended rāhui over fire-damaged land following recent blazes […]
June 29, 2025 | Featured News
rahui in place after wide spread storm damage
A rahui (temporary restriction) has been placed along the entire northern coast of the South Island, following heavy rain and […]
March 17, 2025 | Paakiwaha
Reuben Taipari | Northen Community Leader
Members of eight Ahipara hapū - Ngāti Moroki, Ngāti Waiora, Ngāti Pākahi, Ngāti Houpure, Te Patukirikiri, and Parewhero, Ngāti Moetonga and Te Rokekā - and the wider community met at Korou Kore Marae recently to discuss a possible rāhui to address dwindling pāua stocks.
May 21, 2024 | News
Ngāti Hei seeks scallop ban extension
Ngāti Hei ki Wharekaho is calling for public submissions in support of its request for an extension of the rāhui and fishery closure for tipa/scallops in the Eastern Coromandel area.
December 1, 2023 | News
Karikari kina cull to make room for koura
Far north iwi Ngāti Kahu has temporarily lifted a rahui around the Karikari peninsula so it can cull kina.
October 31, 2023 | Te Reo News
Waitematā: Kei te hiki haere te rāhui
Kei te hiki haere ngā wāhi o te Waitematā e rāhuitia ana te kaukau, te eke pōti hoki i tērā […]
October 20, 2023 | Paakiwaha
Joe Davis | Ngāti Hei Kaumātua
Visitors can visit Cathedral Cove again, allbeit by sea, after the rāhui placed there 8 months ago was lifted last week.
October 18, 2023 | Te Reo News
He rongoā mō te Waitematā
Kua oti i a Watercare tana mahi taupua hei whakaiti i te tukunga para ki te Waitematā, whai muri i […]
September 29, 2023 | News
Iron Māori canned as sewage pours into Waitemata
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei has imposed a rāhui across the Waitematā because of untreated sewage running directly into the Waitematā Harbour.
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