Wahi tapu
http://www.wakatu.org.nz/home/whanau/lands/business-of-our-lands/wahi-tapu/ ( 18 May, 2012 )
We develop our lands to preserve and grow our businesses. We recognise and protect sites of archaeological and cultural significance for our owners’ as well as our Māori culture, heritage and society.
They include:
- urupā (burial sites or cemeteries)
- ancestral lands
- ancestral marae and pā areas
- tauranga waka (canoe landing sites)
- mahinga mātaitai (traditional fishing grounds)
We have policies policies and procedures that ensure we exercise cultural responsibility over our wāhi tapu for current and future generations.