Cultural - General - Other - Indicators, Monitoring Resources, Tools, Projects
A. Maori and the Environment.
This page provides background information on Maori and the Environment indicators. They were developed from a three-tier approach to accommodate Maori input including:
An umbrella discussion group of Maori individuals known as MEMG (Maori Environmental Monitoring Group)
B. A Cultural Health Index for Streams and Waterways: Indicators for recognising and expressing Mâori values
June 2003, Ref. ME475. An interim report prepared for the Ministry to identify mauri (the life force) and mahinga kai (food and other resources) stream health indicators. Agency: MFE Available Online: Website
C. Mäori values for land use planning
This paper is a summary of research being undertaken in the FRST programme 'Mäori values for land use planning' (Harmsworth 1995). The research has involved working closely with representatives from five iwi: Ngäti Porou, Rangitäne, Ngäti Tüwharetoa, Te Whänau-a-Apanui, and Ngai Tahu. A number of other iwi representatives have also been involved in commenting on and using the methods and frameworks developed to date and we thank them for their contribution. The main objective has been to develop methods and frameworks for recording, organising, analysing and displaying Mäori values information, including mätauranga Mäori (traditional knowledge), in geographic information systems (GIS) and multi-media systems. Methods are designed to take into account the sensitivity of the information, cultural and intellectual property rights, and existing Mäori systems for recording this knowledge. The research is providing methods and frameworks for the development of comprehensive Mäori value datasets and models specific to, and owned by, individual hapü or iwi. From these datasets information can be displayed as a series of GIS 'layers' (see figure 1). Robust spatial infomation systems are required to assist planners to formulate planning and policy. It is hoped in future to integrate this cultural information with biophysical, economic, and social information for iwi and hapü planning.
Reference as:Harmsworth G.R. 1997: Mäori values for land use planning. New Zealand Association of Resource Management (NZARM) broadsheet, February 1997. pp 37 - 52.
Agency: Landcare Research Available Online: Website
D. Co-ordinated Monitoring of New Zealand Wetlands:
Mäori environmental performance indicators for wetland condition and trend.
A Ministry for the Environment SMF Project - No.5105 Agency: Landcare Research Available Online: Website
E. National Maori Land Use Options Resource Kit.
The Resource Kit will provide basic information on potential land use options, steps to follow to properly establish a trust or incorporation, strategies to access capital, and identifying key contacts for further advice and assistance.
This will ensure Maori land owners have access to up to date, relevant, user friendly information targeted for this group. The Kit will also hold a contact directory and reference list so further land development information can be sought and researched further. Agency: MAF SFF Available Online: Website
F. Stream Health Monitoring and Assessment Kit for Maori.
A Stream Health Monitoring and Assessment Kit (SHMAK) has been developed by NIWA and Federated Farmers under the MfE Sustainable Management Fund. The kit was designed to allow farmers to assess the influence of farming activities on streams. We now intend to modify the kit to make it readily useable by Maori. This will aid the exercise of kaitiakitanga, and underpin the sustainable management of freshwater resources in Aotearoa. The main objective is to facilitate stream health monitoring within the Maori Community, by:
Creating a stream health monitoring kit and manual that is specific to Maori needs
Undertaking training hui with Maori throughout the South Island
Providing back-up guidance to endusers from each Runanga area
Evaluating the success of this project with a view to possible future application for wider use in North Island Maori communities.
G. Te Raranga a Mahi: Developing Environmental Management Plans for Whanau, Hapu and Iwi
August 2000. Te Raranga a Mahi is a manual that seeks to provide whanau, hapu and iwi with tools to prepare Environmental Management Plans (or Iwi Management Plans). Te Raranga a Mahi was prepared with funding from the Sustainable Management Fund and was produced by a project team comprising Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd, the Wellington Tenths Trust and Te Runanga o Ngâi Tahu. Agency: MFE Available Online: Website
H. Riparian Planting and Management Guidelines for Tängata Whenua.
This project extends on the Ministry for the Environment funded riparian training package, cultural health index, and the iwi-SHMAK methodology developed by NIWA and Ngäi Tahu, through building iwi capacity to manage stream health and associated terrestrial values at the community level by developing and delivering an iwi oriented training workshop for Ngäi Tahu Papatipu Rünanga representatives. This will enable these representatives to implement riparian management within their Rünanga around the South Island and provide a model for use elsewhere. Contact: Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, PO Box 13 046, Christchurch ph (03) 371-2751
I. MFE - Sustainable Management Fund Projects
Projects funded in the - Maintaining and Enhancing the Exercise of Kaitiakitanga category. This topic area recognises the role of tangata whenua as kaitiaki ( guardians of an area in relation to natural and physical resources). The objectives of the topic area are to encourage Maori to develop ways of incorporating matauranga Maori ( knowledge which derives from Maori tradition and custom) into environmental planning, develop working models for resource management training for Maori, and develop innovative models for iwi management planning and monitoring. Agency: MFE Available Online: Website
J. Intergrated Catchment Management - Motueka
Maori (indigenous groups) are an essential part of Integrated Catchment Management (ICM) in New Zealand. The ICM project is working closely with local Maori (tangata whenua) and associated groups, to learn how to make biophysical research more responsive to Maori needs, and for researchers to better understand Maori values and issues. We are developing an environment for social and cultural learning, collaborative research, and partnerships. Our ultimate goal is to improve decision making for the sustainable management of natural resources in catchments. Agency: Landcare Available Online: Website
K. The Waiapu project: Maori community goals for enhancing ecosystem health
`The FRST-funded “Waiapu” project began in 1998. It has involved collaborative research between Ngati Porou and Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research. The project is unique because it is one of the first projects funded through public good science funding (PGSF) that has resulted in a true partnership between scientists, iwi researchers, Maori elders, and the Maori community within and outside the Waiapu catchment and has contributed to an iwi/hapu research capability (Clark & Quinn 2001). The project is also unique in that it was specifically aimed at recording and utilising Maori knowledge alongside scientific information to improve understanding of cultural values, catchment processes, and environmental change, for integrated catchment planning. Maori knowledge was documented in three main forms: values, knowledge (including contemporary and traditional) and aspirations. Te Whare Wananga o Ngati Porou (the learning institute in Ruatorea) has led the project through the capable guidance of Tui Warmenhoven, lawyer and kaitiaki, and resident of Ruatorea'.
Garth Harmsworth, Tui Aroha Warmenhoven Landcare Research NZ Ltd and Te Whare Wananga o Ng Agency: Landcare Available Online: Website
L. Resource Management and the Exercise of Kaitiakitanga.
MFE SMF Project. Project Aim: To develop a planning framework with supporting technical information for Maori landowners to sustainably manage hill land for social, economic, and environmental goals. Project Objectives: To develop and test 5 case study properties:
Guidelines for process of negotiation and consensus building amongst multiple owners for sustainable land management goals. The guidelines will also address the integration of Maori and scientific knowledge on resource management issues.
Guidelines for producing 'social maps' of Maori land blocks combining natural resource, economic, social and cultural aspects in a description of current and future aspirations.
Information about planning, establishing and maintaining different land use options.
The options included are;
Intensifying livestock production on areas with not erosion risk
Wide space planting of poplars on grazable areas with minimal erosion risk
Planting pines on areas not suitable for grazing
Protecting some areas to encourage native bush regeneration and protect areas of cultural and biodiveristy value.
Information about the key components that need to be addressed in any new government policy developed to encourage management change by Maori land owners. This information will be developed with land owners who have implemented the different options and monitored their decisions and the effects of their decisions upon (goal related) indicators of enterprise, environmental, cultural and social performance. Agency: MFE Contact: Ruawaipu Corporation, PO Box 34, Te Araroa
ph (06) 864-4099, fax (06) 864-4090
M. Lake Omapere Management Strategy
This MFE project will develop a voluntary plan that sets goals and details actions that will lead to a healthier lake and catchment now and in the future. The development of the plan will involve consultation with our community and a review all of the current information and some investigation to fill any critical information gaps. Community input will be sought throughout the process to develop an action and restoration plan that will best meet their needs. Agency: MFE Available Online: Website
