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Sacred Lake of the Māori in New Zealand National Park Under Threat of Becoming Polluted: Visitor Contamination to Blame
Its name, Rotomairewhenua, was given by the Ngāti Apa, a local Māori tribe. The name’s meaning: the lake of peaceful lands. To New Zealanders, and to the Māori, the small body of water is sacred and ...
New Zealand’s Blue Lake faces ecological threat: How tourists can help
New Zealand’s Blue Lake, the world’s clearest freshwater lake, is under threat from the invasive algae Lindavia, commonly ...
The Sun13d
The UK beauty spot that looks more like New Zealand with snow-capped mountains and huge lakes
the setting reminded me of one of a lakeside beauty spot you would find in New Zealand. Instead, I’m in Snowdonia ­National Park, deep in the Welsh countryside. Bala Lake is this country’s ...
Daily Journal15d
A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...