tangata whenua view - nzipim
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TANGATA WHENUA VIEW
ESSENTIAL FRESHWATER
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
• STAG – Science and Technical Advisory Group to the Minister for the
Environment for Essential Freshwater
• Ruamahanga Whaitua Committee
• Masterton District Council – Iwi Representative
• Iwi Environment Manager
• Marae Trustees Chair
• Trustee for Pukaha to Kawakawa: A provincial view of Catchment
Communities
Te Mana o te Wai
TE MANA O TE WAI
• The Essential Freshwater package aims to:
• • stop further degradation of our freshwater
• • start making immediate improvements so water quality improves within five
years
• • Reverse past damage to bring our waterways and ecosystems to a healthy
state within a generation.
WATER CONSCIOUSNESS
•Values of all parts of our communities
PINEAPPLE FRUIT SALAD
• It looks like a mix of ideas, but is dominated by one
flavour
MOSAIC THINKING
•This is where every piece is valued for what it brings in
terms of colour and texture to the whole
•Holistic
• Inter Connected
PRINCIPLES FOR TE MANA O TE WAI
• The six principles
• Mana whakahaere: the power, authority, and obligations of tangata whenua
to make decisions that maintain, protect, and sustain the health and well-being
of, and their relationship with, freshwater
• Pepeha
PRINCIPLES FOR TE MANA O TE WAI
• The six principles
• Kaitiakitanga: the obligation of tangata whenua to preserve, restore,
enhance, and sustainably use freshwater for the benefit of present and future
generations
• Two principles the PM said she learned from Maori
PRINCIPLES FOR TE MANA O TE WAI
• The six principles
• Manaakitanga: the process by which tangata whenua show respect,
generosity, and care for freshwater and for others
• The actions behind acknowledging the mana of water
PRINCIPLES FOR TE MANA O TE WAI
• The six principles
• Governance: the responsibility of those with authority for making decisions
about freshwater to do so in a way that prioritises the health and well-being
of freshwater now and into the future
• This can be all New Zealanders
PRINCIPLES FOR TE MANA O TE WAI
• The six principles
• Stewardship: the obligation of all New Zealanders to manage freshwater in a
way that ensures it sustains present and future generations Care and respect:
the responsibility of all New Zealanders to care for freshwater in providing
for the health of the nation
Ramsar Status
TE MANA O TE WAI EDUCATION
TE MANA O TE WAI: TIRITI REDRESS
TE MANA O TE WAI: WELLBEING
RUAMAHANGA WHAITUA