Hundreds gather in Tūhoe country to protest 'desecration' of back country huts | Stuff.co.nz

Read more: bit.ly/3gNDxY7 Hundreds of people - led by Tūhoe kaumātua - gathered in Tāneatua on Wednesday to protest against the “desecration” of back-country huts in Te Urewera | Subscribe: bit.ly/2JPg8oB
Stuff revealed earlier this month that the governance entity Te Uru Taumatua (TUT) was removing 48 back-country huts, which it claimed were either near or past their end-of-life.
The plan has the full support of the Department of Conservation (DOC).
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