27 Jan 2025
Sacred urupa in Canterbury to be handed back to local iwi
After more than a century of talks between council and hapu, a sacred urupa in Canterbury Banks Peninsula will be handed back to local iwi. This afternoon, community leaders voted unanimously to revoke the reserve status of the Purau site - and return it to Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke. Christchurch reporter Adam Burns has more.