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Incorporating Ngāti Waewae values and eco-cultural attributes into the Kawatiri FMU

Presentation by Francois Tumahai & Philippa Lynch for Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae

Presentation outline

 Ngati Waewae principles for managing

freshwater

 NPSFW - why are iwi involved?  Ngāti Waewae values associated with fresh water  Eco-cultural attributes  Cultural health monitoring  Freshwater objectives (work in progress…)

Principles for managing freshwater

 Water is a holistic resource and should be managed

consistent with the “mountains to the sea” (Ki Uta Ki Tai) philosophy

Ngāti Waewae takiwa

Principles for managing freshwater cont...

 Water is a taonga (treasure)  The mauri (life-giving essence) of waterways needs

to be maintained or enhanced

 the cultural, public health & ecological values of

water need to be recognised & provided for before consumptive uses are provided for

Principles for managing freshwater cont...

 The present generation has an obligation to pass on

healthy water resources to future generations

Summary of principles for managing freshwater

 Water is a holistic resource and should be managed

consistent with the “mountains to the sea” (Ki Uta Ki Tai) philosophy

 Water is a taonga (treasure)  The mauri of waterways needs to be maintained or

enhanced

 the cultural, public health & ecological values of water

need to be recognised & provided for before consumptive uses are provided for

 The present generation has an obligation to pass on

healthy water resources to future generations

Why are iwi involved with the NPSFM?

 Objective D of the Freshwater NPS states that we

must: “provide for the involvement of iwi and hapū, and to ensure that tangata whenua values and interests are identified and reflected in the management of fresh water including associated ecosystems, and decision-making regarding freshwater planning, including on how all

• ther objectives of this national policy statement are given effect to”

Te Mana o te Wai

Objective AA1 of the Freshwater NPS “To consider and recognise Te Mana o te Wai in the management of fresh water”

• Te Mana o te Wai recognises the connection

between water and the broader environment

Ngāti Waewae values & uses associated with water

 Water has a role in tribal

creation stories

 Role in identity  Connections through

historical accounts

 Navigational routes –

traditional travel routes

 Water is a taonga  Wahi tapu – sacred

places, sites & areas

 Cultural purposes e.g.

ceremonies

 Mahinga kai  Cultural materials e.g.

weaving & medicines

 Waterways as access

routes or transport courses (e.g. Pounamu)

 Traditional campsites &

nohoanga

An overview of some of the eco-cultural attributes of a catchment

Landscape features central to whakapapa, identity Te Reo, Traditional placenames, stories Water colour & quality A variety of kai from land, water & riparian Distinctive climate, air & light Fibre/materials from land, water & riparian Marae, pa, urupa Navigable waterways Reserves and easements awarded post European settlement

POUNAMU

Remnants of historic activities found in the archaeological evidence that remains Variety of resources available to be protected, used & developed by mana whenua

Example

Value – Mahinga kai (incl. kai) Attributes –

 Ecological condition  Abundance and good health  Access  Gathering  Historic sites  Traditional techniques  Spiritual connections and respect

Ecological components

Eco-cultural system

Eco-cultural system

Time Climate and atmospheric condition Landscape condition – incl. land cover Aquatic and riparian biota – vegetation, fish, periphyton, birds, invertebrates Biological processes – life stages, primary production, food, mortality, competition, growth rates Water quantity – (surface flows, groundwater levels, connections to springs) Water quality Stream geomorphology – sediment type, stability Geology Landform Riparian zone condition – cover, temperature control riparian wetlands and springs Instream habitat conditions A

B C D E F G H I

Maunga (important mountains) Taonga species (plants, fish, birds

• incl. mahinga kai

species & cultural materials) Pounamu Ingoa tawhito (place names) Urupā Ara tawhito to Waitaha (ancient trails) Kāinga, pā, nohoanga Tuhituhi neherā (rock art) Tauranga waka (canoe mooring sites) Wāhi raranga

• incl.

harakeke (weaving) Waiata (songs) Stories

Cultural Health Index

 Eco-cultural attributes can be measured to ensure the values

important to Ngāti Waewae are protected

 The ‘Cultural Health Index’ is a monitoirng tool based on

cultural values and knowledge

 The Index provides a framework to apply traditional

methods and perspectives when assessing the overall health

• f a waterway

 The Index recognises and expresses Maori values and links

this cultural knowledge to western scientific methods in a way that satifies the needs of iwi/hapu and councils

3 components

 Significance of the site – 2 questions / 2 indicators  Cultural use – 4 indicators  Stream health – up to 8 indicators  When whanau are in the catchment they also:

Compile species lists May do some “citizen science” e.g. clarity tubes, electric fishing or E. coli

Component 1 – site status

 The first measure is whether or not the site is an

area of traditional significance to tangata whenua. A traditional site is assigned an A, a non–traditional site a B.

 The second measure is whether tangata whenua

would return to the site in future. 1 is assigned if tangata would return to the site, 0 if not.

Component 2 – Mahinga kai

 Allows the mahinga kai values of a site to be evaluated and

expressed

 The mahinga kai measure is made up of 4 elements and

then combined to give a single mahinga kai measure between 1 -5.

 The 4 elements include: identification of mahinga kai

species present at the site, comparison between the species present today and the traditional mahinga kai sourced from the site, assessment of physical & legal access to the resources where they want to gather, and an assessment of whether tangata whenua return to the site in the future as they did in the past.

Component 3 – Cultural stream health

 Based on eight indicators to give a cultural stream health

measure.

 The indicators include a description on how each indicator

can impact on stream health

 The indicators include catchment land use, riparian

vegetation, use of riparian margin, riverbed condition/sediment, channel modification, flow and habitat variety, water clarity and water quality.

 Assessment of the 8 indicators are combined for each site

to give a single measure of cultural steam health between 1- 5.

Bringing all three components together McRae’s Creek - B-1 / 2.9 / 4.87

.

Hogburn

A-0 / 1.38 / 1.31

Bringing all three components together

Summary of cultural health and level of cultural use

Hikoi

Whanau connections

Freshwater Objectives

 The mauri of freshwater is restored where degraded,

maintained and protected

 Land and water is managed to recognise and enable

Ngati Waewae culture, traditions and uses

 Land and water is managed in an integrated manner to

recognise the connectivity between surface water and groundwater, and between freshwater, land and the coast.

Freshwater Objectives cont…

 The quality and quantity of water in freshwater bodies

and their catchments is managed to safeguard the life supporting capacity of ecosystems and ecosystem processes

 Land and water is managed to maintain healthy

mahinga kai populations and habitats capable of sustaining harvesting activity