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
Wai Ora Fund Now Open for 2021
Wai Ora Fund Now Open for 2021 04/03/2021 Te Wai Māori Trust is pleased to announce it is now seeking applications for the 2021 Wai Ora Fund. This year, Te Wai Māori Trust has made $200,000 [...]
Hundreds of tuna saved in massive collective effort
Hundreds of tuna saved in massive collective effort 21 January 2021 Story and photos courtesy of Otago Daily Times Hundreds of native tuna/eels, some up to 60-years-old, have been rescued from Whites Pit at Ohoka [...]
Checking in on kākahi, the little-known freshwater barometer
Checking in on kākahi, the little-known freshwater barometer 10 February 2021 Article courtesy of Stuff.co.nz You feel it before you see it. Slinking closer, stealthily snaking its way through the cloudy water disturbed by your [...]
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!.