THREE TRIBES PLAN ‘INLAND ISLAND’ ECOLOGICAL SANCTUARY

Three Ruapehu tribes shared plans on Friday for a major ecological and cultural restoration and tourism project with the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Crown officials and local dignitaries. Uenuku, Tamakana and Tamahaki are developing ideas for Te Manganui-o-te-Ao Sanctuary, an “inland island” ecological and cultural centre. Uenuku Charitable Trust, which is mandated to