Coming up on Te Karere... Hunters and search and rescue members protested outside Tuhoe Tribal Headquarters today, over the decision to burn down DOC huts in Te Urewera. The Aupouri people are restoring the health of their local lake, which serves as a secondary water supply for their kainga, Te Kao. Minister for Maori Development Willie Jackson joins us live for our weekly political update. 26 October 2022 Due to the live nature of Te Karere, some segments will not be subtitled. Tena koutou katoa, and welcome to Te Karere. Hunters and search and rescue members protested outside Tuhoe tribal headquarters today. They're unhappy with a decision to burn down DOC huts in Te Urewera. For more, let's cross live to Te Okiwa McLean with the latest. Hunters, rescuers, Pakeha and people of Tuhoe stood in protest outside Tuhoe Headquarters in Taneatua today as they're unhappy with the co-governance decision to raze almost every Te Urewera hut to the ground, which is about 50 huts. Those managing this huge expanse say they've served their time. They want to replace them within two years with something kinder to nature. United they stand, for one cause. We must stop these huts from being torn down. People from all walks of life protested outside Te Urutaumatua today calling on Tuhoe authorities to put a hold on the disestablishment of huts in Te Urewera. As you can see, this issue has drawn people from all backgrounds to Te Urewera because this is cause for the environment. However, it s a sad day for this koroua from Waimana who has tramped and hunted in Te Urewera since day dot. Since 1951, I have hundted here with relatives. Not that we were lucky with many deer but we caught wild boars. Demolishing the huts is not an issue for Te Pou, but that hapu were not consulted. I m not concerned about the huts. Although they were good for shelter on bad days. But the main concern is that Waimana hapu is never consulted. Some huts have already been demolished with big plans to restore them with bigger and better accom. Te Urutaumatua says the future of Te Urewera is a fight worth having. Who will pay for the repairs? Taxpayers? Te Urutaumatua? Who? And how long will it be before we see these news huts? An issue that is not only dividing the iwi but also the wider community. We're unable to provide subtitles. The Hawke s Bay Regional Council has elected its first Maori chairperson with Hinewai Ormsby stepping into the role. The second-term Ahuriri councillor was elected to the role unopposed, with no other contesting nominations. Ormsby will also be the youngest chairperson in the Council s history. A rahui has been placed on Lake Rotoma in Rotorua We're joined live by the Minister for Maori Development Willie Jackson, for our weekly political catch up. Willie, thank you for joining us on the show today. We're unable to provide subtitles. After the break, Te Aupouri people are restoring the health of their local lake, which serves as a secondary water supply for their kainga, Te Kao. Welcome back. Te Aupouri people are restoring the health of their local lake, which serves as a secondary water supply for their kainga, Te Kao. Harata Brown went out with the iwi workers who are growing native seedlings to help replenish the lake. UPSOUND Carrying out the work carefully. There's healing in planting native seedlings. We mustn't take the tips of these young seedlings. I came back home here because I was once addicted to meth. I came back to this nursery to care for these things. This nursery is like a Kohanga in itself, Then once these seedlings are strong enough to withstand the weather. Trying to get all the inlets coming into the lake to go up as far as possible. That's because the Aupouri Pine Forest is another primary production for the iwi. All these workers are of Aupoouri descent. I like doing the hard jobs like digging the strainers and strains. This mahi is a joint partnership with Parengarenga Inc, who administer this part of the Aupouri forest block. I hope that this empowers both the land, the settlement and kainga here as well as the tribe. Indeed, to restore and replenish the lake for future generations to come. Harata Brown, Te Karere Hundreds of people turned out to the premiere of Frozen Reo Maori, which is in cinemas from tomorrow. The Disney favourite gives the Ngai Tahu, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Rangitane and Tai Rawhiti dialects a special place on-screen. It's the third Disney movie to be translated into te reo Maori. To sport and the Kiwis are preparing for their final pool match before the quarter-finals of the Rugby League World Cup kick-off. The Kiwis have had a relatively easy road in the tournament so far, with Ireland the last team in their way before the knock-out rounds. Ireland went down 32-14 to Lebanon in their previous game. Kiwis prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves says Ireland bring a key difference. The teams square off on Saturday. The Black Ferns believe they've got the balance right heading into their quarter-final match up against Wales this weekend. The Ferns have already beaten the Welsh side early in the tournament, thrashing them 56-12 in pool play. Halfback Kendra Cocksedge says the team must stay on top of their game heading into the knock-out rounds. The Ferns and Wales will face off in Whangarei. Welcome back. To the weather now. For weather, see tvnz.co.nz. That's all we have for today. Turou Hawaiki. Kia tau te mauri. Kia ora tatou katoa. Captions were made possible with funding from Te Mangai Paho. Copyright TVNZ 2022.