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