Iwi hope a rāhui placed on the water at Northland’s Waipoua in an attempt to do what Covid-19 alert level 4 restrictions have not – stop people heading to the coast. The rāhui, or ritual prohibition, was placed near Waipoua River by Te Roroa​ on Thursday after a man died while diving for seafood. Police said the 63-year-old man entered the sea near Waipoua, on the west coast of Northland on Wednesday afternoon and failed to return. DANIELLE CLENT/STUFF Waipoua Forest is best known for New Zealand’s largest tree, Tāne Mahuta – Lord of the Forest. (File photo)Tāne hoped people will respect the rāhui, which covers the area from Waipoua River mouth north to Ohae​ for three days.

Source: Stuff August 25, 2021 22:17 UTC