Ruapehu Lahar

**Swoop** · 18th March 2007, 16:46

Do they own the mountain?

Te Heuheu [sp?] was smart enough to realise the gubbinment was going to confiscate it, so instead gifted it to the gubbinment on the proviso it was to remain as a National Park.

**Guitana** · 19th March 2007, 08:01

It looked similar to something that happened in my toilet on saturday night after a curry and a dozen Heinekens!!!!!!!

**Quartermile** · 19th March 2007, 08:37

I bet they wont if it was us white men we would have to pay spirtual damage or something or we would get eaten by a Tuniwha

**Hans** · 19th March 2007, 08:45

Originally Posted by Quartermile

I bet they wont if it was us white men we would have to pay spirtual damage or something or we would get eaten by a Tuniwha

Is that taniwha interbred with a tuna? Sure sounds mean.

Yellowfin Tuniwha. But probably doesn't taste bad.

**Guitana** · 19th March 2007, 12:18

Originally Posted by Hans

Is that taniwha interbred with a tuna? Sure sounds mean.

Yellowfin Tuniwha. But probably doesn't taste bad.

TUNIWHA A cross between a large eel like creature and a Tuna known to the scientific community also as "Spellusfuckusuppis"

**Patrick** · 19th March 2007, 15:41

Originally Posted by Skyryder

Apparently they opposed the releasing of the lake in a controlled manner. Something to do with interferring with the mountains 'spirit,' etc. We are one and same on this one Oldrider. 100%.

Skyryder

Also something to do with the fact it is a World Heritage Park and you can not do man made alterations in a WHP....

**steved** · 19th March 2007, 16:41

How the hell did an interesting event like the Lahar turn into a group hug about the evils of Maori 'ownership' of a mountain?

**oldrider** · 19th March 2007, 17:00

Well, in the interests of consistency I have to say that the "owners", who ever they may be, Doc, the government and or the local Iwi, took a chance on managing the "risk" involved in the eventual Lahar's natural release and to their combined credit it "worked"!

Personally I thought they were bloody crazy not actively initiating an artificial "controlled" release.

Obviously I was wrong!!

I have not heard of any reported unexpected damage to people or property as a result of the "natural" release, so I congratulate them all on a very satisfactory outcome, well done!

Cheers John.

**avgas** · 19th March 2007, 17:07

What a pile of mud

**Maha** · 19th March 2007, 17:14

Originally Posted by oldrider

Are the Maori that own the mountain going to pay for any damage that the lahar may cause? :spudwhat: Just a thought, John.

Its seems to slowly becoming a heath hazard/risk to all live close to it, and i think the rightful owners should be made to move it to a safer place like..oh i dunno...not our problem really is it...just move the fecken' thing....