Tag: Matariki Mahuika
Posted inCommunity, Environment, HDC, Health risks, Maori, NCC, Public Interest Journalism funded by NZ On Air

Beach burners beware

by Hamish Bidwell, Public Interest Journalism funded by NZ On Air

Neill Gordon’s rather chuffed at what Matariki Mahuika is turning into. Hawke’s Bay was the proving ground for the event, in July 2023, when an estimated 25,000 people burnt driftwood bonfires from Cape Kidnappers to Mahia. Now Matariki Mahuika is spreading its wings, with people the length and breadth of the country encouraged to light […]

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