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
Te Wai Māori News
Rāhui placed on two Taranaki awa
16 Whiringa-a-rangi 2020 Te Runanga o Ngāti Mutunga have placed rāhui over two awa due to concerns of contamination. On 7 Whiringa-a-rangi, a rāhui on Mimitangiatua awa from Mangahia stream to the river mouth came [...]
Agreements between iwi and regional councils a positive step
29 Whiringa-a-nuku 2020 Last week, two historic signings between iwi authorities and regional councils took place. On the West Coast of Te Waka a Maui, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae, Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio, Te [...]
New mini documentaries and resources highlight pressures on tuna and their habitat
In a three-part mini documentary series 'He Reo Whakamana', Te Wai Māori Trust travels to three different waterways, once significant mahinga kai areas, to capture the state of the tuna, waterways and hear from kaitiaki [...]
He reo tō te wai
He reo tō te tangata
Kotahi tonu te whakapapa, whakakotahitia!
Our water has its language | As too do our people have theirs | Both born of one whakapapa, United!.