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Sunday, February 22, 2026

Breaking Views Update: Week of 22.2.26







Sunday February 22, 2026 

News:
Govt to use funds from Visitor Levy to restore fire-damaged parts of Tongariro National Park


The government will use $3.5 million from the International Visitor Levy to help restore fire-damaged parts of Tongariro National Park.

Conservation minister Tama Potaka said Tongariro was a taonga, and restoring its mauri was essential.

Shortly after the first fire, a ten-year ‘restorative’ rāhui was been placed over the fire ground itself.

The rāhui was not about keeping people out, but about restoring the spiritual, emotional, and physical wellbeing of Tongariro, DOC said.

A Maunga Ora programme between DOC and Ngāti Hikairo ki Tongariro would help restore the ground, based on science, tikanga, and mātauranga Māori.....
See full article HERE

Propaganda:
Urgent “environmental reset” on the way - Matthew Tukaki.

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