Finding their own way, together

November 2013

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November 2013

Midway Hut is one of 45 huts in Te Urewera. Photo: Shaun Barnett / Black robin photography
As part of an historic Treaty of Waitangi settlement, Te Urewera is being returned to Tuhoe and its national park status removed. Josh Gale investigates what this means for Tuhoe and its precious homeland. It’s a chilly winter morning as Joe Doherty and I begin our walk to Lake Waikareiti in Te Urewera. We’re just […]
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