Month: January 2021

Mataharehare, Dove Myer Robinson Park, Tāmaki Makaurau.

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Mataharehare is a tāonga of Tāmaki Makaurau. This ancient Pā site is home to a notable and majestic 180 year old Pōhutakawa that is a tūpuna. It is also the proposed site for the National Erebus Memorial.¹

The vast planned memorial includes 534m² of earthworks and a 17m long, 8m high double-walled concrete and steel structure that would pierce into the roots of the giant Pōhutukawa. Invasive annual cutbacks back of the tree’s branches would also be required to maintain access to the structure. This Pōhutukawa is as old as Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Other notable trees may also be felled.²

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^{1 https://www.change.org/p/the-prime-minister-the-rt-hon-jacinda-ardern-protect-mataharehare?}

^{2 https://www.sosnz.org.nz/}