February 23, 2017
No rubbish allowed at Te Matatini
With 15,000 people a day going through Te Matatini in Heretaunga, organisers want to make sure there’s no rubbish.
That’s not a criticism of the performers but the snack and drinks people will consume during the kapa haka festival.
Para Kore kaimahi Tyne-Marie Nelson says for the first time Te Matatini has adopted the zero waste kaupapa, although it is a growing force at marae level and in iwi events within Ngati Kahungunu.
She says there are multiple layer to making sure litter goes in the right bins.
"Individuals have to take their responsibility by the packages they buy and how they dispose of them. Event managers and coordinators need to have the facilities to recycle and do their bit at the end taking it off and making sure it goes to the right places. Vendors need to think about the packages they use. So it's a tiered system and we all need to start taking responsibility," Ms Nelson says.
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