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Sacred Lake of the Māori in New Zealand National Park Under Threat of Becoming Polluted: Visitor Contamination to Blame
Its name, Rotomairewhenua, was given by the Ngāti Apa, a local Māori tribe. The name’s meaning: the lake of peaceful lands. To New Zealanders, and to the Māori, the small body of water is sacred and ...
Why tourists are being told to wipe their shoes before visiting the ‘world’s clearest lake’
Hikers in New Zealand risk polluting the “clearest lake in the world” with a microscopic alga carried on their boots.
Ultra-swimmer Brian Gray to tackle 150km Waikato River challenge
Whanganui-born Brian Gray will attempt to break a New Zealand record for the furthest distance swum continuously by taking on ...
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Māori Queen prepares for first Turangawaewae Regatta as arikinui
The Regatta began in 1896, when Mahuta was arikinui, as a way to unite the community and iwi of the Ngāruawāhia region. Te ...