{"id":571809,"date":"2026-08-17T15:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/571809\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T15:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:26:12","slug":"ngai-tuahuriri-places-rahui-over-customary-whitebait-season-after-ongoing-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/571809\/","title":{"rendered":"Ng\u0101i T\u016b\u0101huriri places r\u0101hui over customary whitebait season after ongoing abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt\u2019s important that we take some time now to reflect on what we have seen and learned over these last five years, consider how we can best respond, and then reset our customary season so that it can better uphold the integrity of our tikanga and mana.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">The committee knew the decision would be disappointing for some and welcomed by others, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe r\u0101hui provides us the opportunity to work on our processes and protocols, engage with our wh\u0101nau, and together uphold the values and responsibilities entrusted to us by our ancestors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/topic\/department-of-conservation\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/topic\/department-of-conservation\/\">Department of Conservation (DoC)<\/a> Mahaanui operations manager Andy Thompson said the placing of the r\u0101hui was a result of a robust process within the hap\u016b and with DoC and other responsible agencies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI have huge respect for what the hap\u016b has done to uphold their customary rights and what they represent. It\u2019s a reflection of the deep commitment their leaders have to tikanga and the customary responsibilities that come with customary rights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe will work to ensure this is respected, and we stand shoulder to shoulder with the hap\u016b.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">The regular whitebait season begins in two weeks, and Thompson urged whitebaiters to approach it with respect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cMost whitebaiters follow the rules, which is brilliant, but others don\u2019t, so we will patrol rivers again this year to check in on spots around Canterbury.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cIt\u2019s important that we take some time now to reflect on what we have seen and learned over&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":571810,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1903,74,103124,42,43,98615,6379,1523,22399,39427,6926,281828,40,38,41,39,10047],"class_list":["post-571809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-abuse","tag-after","tag-customary","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-ngi","tag-ongoing","tag-over","tag-places","tag-rhui","tag-season","tag-thuriri","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-whitebait"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=571809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/571810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=571809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=571809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=571809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}