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Developer Withdraws Appeal, Protecting Sacred Onoke Heights Land

4/23/2025

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Ngati Kahu o Torongare rejoices as a proposed 93-home subdivision at Onoke Heights is scrapped after the developer withdrew its High Court appeal. This land, steeped in history and deemed wahi tapu, will now be safeguarded as the hapu partners with the Whangarei District Council to protect its sacred heritage and ancient trees for future generations.

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Story summary

Ngati Kahu o Torongare rejoices as a proposed 93-home subdivision at Onoke Heights is scrapped after the developer withdrew its High Court appeal. This land, steeped in history and deemed wahi tapu, will now be safeguarded as the hapu partners with the Whangarei District Council to protect its sacred heritage and ancient trees for future generations.