A rāhui imposed on parts of Lake Taupō and the Waikato River due to a wastewater spill last month has been lifted.
Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board lifted the rāhui yesterday after being in place for six weeks following the collapse of a wastewater pipe that resulted in an estimated 800,000 litres of wastewater spilling into the lake on July 2.
The rāhui was imposed on July 5 to keep the community safe and to ensure the areas affected by the spill, Tapuaeharuru Bay and the Waikato Awa to Aratiatia, had an opportunity to rest and recover.
Board chief executive Topia Rameka said when the spill occurred, one of the first priorities was to put in place an environmental and cultural monitoring plan, driven by Tūwharetoa mātauranga, that would inform kaitiaki about the state of the moana and awa.
"Over these past six or so weeks, we have worked alongside our marae representatives to oversee the infrastructure remediation work.