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
Whangawehi Catchment Restoration Project
Overview The focus for the Wai Ora application was to enhance the 40 ha network of wetland retired in 2000 on the Taharoa Trust. These wetlands play a key role in filtering and cleansing the [...]
Wai Ora Lake Ōkataina Fisheries Project
Overview The Lake Ōkataina Taonga Fisheries Project is a joint collaboration between Te Arawa Lakes Trust and Ngāti Tarawhai Iwi Trust to undertake baseline kōura assessment using traditional Tau Kōura methods on Lake Ōkataina. Lake [...]
The River Talks
Overview Te Wai Māori Trust supported the Ōmaru Restorative Action Project to restore the mana of Ōmaru, a waterway in Glen Innes, Auckland. This was achieved through a three-day hui called “River Talks” held at [...]
Understanding the ugly yet noble piharau
They’re ancient, boneless, jawless creatures with round, gaping mouths filled with tiny nightmarish teeth – but these fascinating creatures are a taonga and a delicacy and they’re under threat. “He manawa piharau” is a well [...]
New Acting Manager for Te Wai Māori Trust
Te Wai Māori Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Carly O'Connor as Acting Wai Puna (Manager) of Te Wai Māori Trust, effective from 17 September 2021 until 9 January 2022. This announcement follows [...]
Whakarongo ki te reo o te tuna
Whakarongo ki te reo o te tuna 1/09/2021 Te Wai Māori Trust On a sunny November morning, the team from Te Wai Māori and Lamp Studios are set up by the beach in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa (Poverty [...]