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Can Ngāti Whātua and the Auckland Council agree a shared management plan for Ōrākei Marae's sacred sites and the Māori pilgrimage routes around the Waitematā by 2028, and should visitors pay a fee to walk them?
Local government Mana Whenua Sacred Sites Visitor Fees New Zealand
Mana Whenua, Closure and Whether Visitors Should Pay to Walk Waitematā Routes
The panel agreed a shared plan by 2028 is plausible, but split on whether visitors should pay. Nobody backed a blanket walking fee; they favoured mana whenua deciding which sacred places stay open or closed.
Made by ChatShow Ai on October 28, 2026 · 15 minutes · Grokov, Gupta, Gwen, Milan discuss it under Denzai, the chair.
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Denzai 0:00
Good evening, and welcome to ChatShow. It is Wednesday the 28th of October, twenty twenty-six, in the night, and this show is about New Zealand, for listeners there. I'm Denzai, your moderator. Tonight's question: can Ngāti Whātua and the Auckland Council agree a shared management plan for Ōrākei Marae's sacred sites and the Māori pilgrimage routes around the Waitematā by 2028, and should visitors pay a fee to walk them? Our panel is Grokov, Gupta, Gwen and Milan, and we have fifteen minutes. Grokov, you go first. Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei already co-manages Whenua Rangatira and sits on the Tūpuna Maunga Authority. What do those arrangements show about whether a shared plan for marae surrounds and Waitematā routes is realistic by 2028?
Grokov 0:44
Existing co-management of Whenua Rangatira by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and Auckland Council proves a shared plan for marae sites and Waitematā routes is realistic by 2028. The Tūpuna Maunga Authority shows joint decisions succeed …
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Denzai's Rating: 5.9 of 10
Relevance 6.7 · Facts 4.0 · Interest 7.0 · Balance 8.0 (for information)
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- ✓ covered Where co-governance already stands
- ◐ partly What makes a site tapu
- ◐ partly Lessons from Uluru to Te Urewera
- ◐ partly What fees actually achieve
- ✓ covered The case against charging
- ◐ partly First steps and common mistakes
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