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IMPORTANT 2020 Annual General and Special General Meetings: Change of Venue
Due to unforseen circumstances, the Te Arawa Lakes Trust 2020 Annual General and Special General Meeting venue has changed. The AGM and SGM will still proceed on the previously notified date and time Sunday, 6 December 2020 9am – 12.30pm, but the Trust has determined that the venue for the meetings be changed to: The…
Read MoreJob Opportunity: Te Hunga Tiaki Taiao
The vision for the Te Arawa/Rotorua Lakes is: “E tiakina ana, e manaakitia ana hoki ngā roto o te rohe o Te Arawa hei painga mō tātau me ngā whakatupuranga e ara mai nei, ā, me te aro ana ki te hononga tuku iho o Te Arawa ki o rātau roto”. The lakes of the…
Read MoreDon’t spread unwanted freshwater pests this hunting season
With the hunting season opening this Saturday 23rd May, Te Arawa Lakes Trust and Biosecurity New Zealand are reminding duck shooters to do their bit to avoid spreading damaging freshwater pests. “Unwanted freshwater pests such as didymo, lake snow, and hornwort are serious threats to the life of our incredible rivers, streams and lakes. Once…
Read MoreCoronovirus outbreak: E te iwi, āta titiro ki tēnei pānui hirahira…
Minimising the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) is important to keep our people safe and well at home and at work. Amid growing concerns, we have seen a great deal of information which is making it difficult to determine fact from fiction. Te Arawa Lakes Trust strongly recommend taking a precautionary approach and to follow any…
Read MoreInvitation to attend the Lake Ōkaro Ceremony
Te Arawa Lakes Trust extends a warm invitation to attend the celebration marking the vesting of the legal ownership of the Lake Ōkaro lakebed to Te Arawa Lakes Trust The transfer of ownership is a significant milestone for Te Arawa, as it signifies the realisation of many years of collective effort from iwi, council and…
Read MoreCultural Monitoring Plan – Aquatic Weed Control
Mahi is continuing on the development of the Aquatic Weed Control – Cultural Monitoring Plan, which will ensure cultural impacts are considered and monitored for various activities on the lakes. The draft plan was developed in May and is already being implemented as part of recent resource consents for weed spraying – with follow-up monitoring…
Read MoreNau mai, haere mai!
Please join us in welcoming some new Trust whānau members. Dave Marshall – Kaitohutohu Taiao (Environmental Advisor) Dave, originally from Auckland has joined our environmental team – bringing more than 20 years of environmental policy and RMA experience with him. Dave started as Kaitohutohu Taiao in October 2019 having previously worked for a range of…
Read MoreEducation Opportunity: Te Wairoa Scholarship
Piki mai rā , kake mai rā Hōmai te waiora kia tū tākiwai tākiwai tākiwaiora Seeking a PHD Candidate: Incorporating Mātauranga in Multi- Criteria Decision Making We seek a PhD student enthusiastic to forge progress at the nexus of mātauranga with the use of quantitative scientific data in environmental management. The student will work with…
Read MoreHe Mahere Taiao mō ngā wai o Te Arawa – Te Arawa Lakes Environmental Management Plan
Following two years of consultation, our Environmental Management Plan has been formally lodged with councils and central government. He Mahere Taiao mō ngā wai o Te Arawa is our policy document which aims to ‘give life’ to Te Tuapapa o nga wai o Te Arawa (Te Arawa Cultural Framework). Its purpose is to influence and…
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