Welcome to Te Wai Māori
the Māori Freshwater Fisheries Trust

Te Wai Māori was established under the Maori Fisheries Act 2004 to advance Māori interests in freshwater fisheries. Protecting Māori interests in freshwater fisheries ultimately means protecting habitat to ensure quality water and abundant species. Freshwater fisheries include species, habitat, surrounding land, water column, water quality and quantity. We are a product of the Deed of Settlement (Māori Fisheries Settlement) 1992 and an entity of Te Ohu Kai Moana Group

Applications now open for the Wai Māori Scholarship

August 4th, 2023|

We are pleased to announce that applications for the Wai Māori Scholarship are now open! The Wai Māori scholarship was established in 2022 to strengthen the presence of Māori experts in the freshwater and freshwater fisheries related fields of academic study [...]

Save the date – Māori Freshwater Fisheries Conference 2023

August 1st, 2023|

We are pleased to announce the details for our 2023 Freshwater Fisheries Conference.When: 16 & 17 November 2023Where: Rutherford Hotel, Wakatū (Nelson)Building upon a great conference in Taupō last year, we look forward to bringing together kaitiaki wai Māori from around [...]

Wai Ora Fund

Through the Wai Ora Fund, Te Wai Māori seeks to enable Māori to develop expertise to promote and advance Māori interests in freshwater fisheries through development, research and education.

Tiaki Wai Fund

Through the Tiaki Wai Fund, Te Wai Māori seeks to enable Māori to develop expertise to promote and advance Māori interests in freshwater fisheries through development, research and education.