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Protect Onoke Pā, Whangārei

  • Protect Onoke Update #3

      28 March 2024
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    Thankyou for your ongoing support!

    We now have 1000 pamphlets ready for mailbox drops around Te Kamo about the Protect Onoke kaupapa. Expect this in your letterbox soon!

    Environment Court Appeal

    The details and remedy sought for the appeal has been lodged with the Environment Court and mediation will be booked for late April or early May 2024. Of the long term protection of Onoke can not be found via mediation, a full hearing may be required later in 2024.

    We mihi to Chantez Connor-Kingi who is leading our our appeal and welcome any who would like to support this very technical work.

    Engaging legal representation has been a challenge due to the short notice, we have had 10 review our needs and decline purely because they are booked out for the bulk of 2024. We continue to meet with legal counsel in the hope to confirm representation as soon as possible.

    Nga mihi!

    Protect Onoke team

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  • Protect Onoke Update #2

      9 March 2024
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    Ki ngā tini uri o Ngāti Kahu o Torongare, whanaunga hapū of Te Kamo and community members in support of the long term protection of Onoke, tēnā koutou kātoa.

    Hapū hui this Sunday

    Instead of a community hui at Onoke wāhi tapu this Sunday 10 March - a hapū hui will be held at Ngararatunua Marae 2pm. The focus of this hui will be to set the tikanga for activities at Onoke.

    Protect Onoke Updates

    - Work on an appeal to the consent approval for 93 houses to be built on Onoke is underway as priority. This includes filing appeal and seeking leave to update the points of appeal and remedies sought after the appeal filing deadline, with option to withdraw appeal also if advised against this pathway.

    - Signs to supprt long term protection of Onoke will be available in the coming weeks 600x600 coreflute signage. Please fill in this form via the link below to confirm a sign for your home or workplace 🌿

    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdEQTJlFXE5eqWOUDOgnTXyfWLDWwCTLDR01Yhc3brGN_KvOQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

    - Petition to Mayor of Whangārei District Council and Minister of Māori Crown Relations has 860 signatures after 5 days - mauri ora! Please continue to share this petition https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/protect-onoke-pa-whangarei

    - our next community hui will be 2pm Sunday 18th March. Details for this opportunity to learn more about the significance of Onoke will be circulated in the coming days

    Ngā mihi,

    Protect Onoke team

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