Ngāti Pāhauwera have applied for funding to cover the costs of holding a three-day wānanga to gather ahuatanga Māori around īnanga species and habitats in their rohe.

This project is based on restoring wetland and developing/enhancing the wider Waitangi Estuary in Napier through annual restoration planting.

The purpose of this project is to protect, restore and enhance mahika kai in the Waiau Catchment by providing eDNA testing of key tributaries and the use of a SHMAK kit for cultural health monitoring.

This project is iwi-led and is focussed on collating freshwater/mātauranga data gathered, understanding accessibility across the rohe, identifying sites and indicators to monitor, and articulating tangata whenua values and how they can translate into freshwater monitoring.

The purpose of this project is to monitor tuna abundance in Nelson Lakes National Park for potential customary use, including sharing mātauranga through knowledge gathering and sharing and providing learning opportunities for rangatahi to be involved.

This project is proposing to use the Mauri Compass assessment tool to understand past and present land-use and its effects on freshwater fisheries, taonga species and associated ecosystems in the Mangawherawhera Catchment.

Hokonui Rūnanga Floriculture Limited’s project is based on water monitoring with LINZ, MBIE and DOC to create a 3 year freshwater monitoring research project to support management of Mataura Mataitai, Ka pukeo Hokonui and Haumuri catchments.

Ngāti Pāhauwera Development Trust will hold a 2-day wānanga with whānau in the Putere Lakes catchment in the Hawkes Bay to learn about and monitor the presence and abundance of waikōura.

Mangapārae Papakāinga Ecological Restoration’s project is focused on restoring native vegetation and building iwi environmental education based on Te Aitanga-a-Mahaka and Ngariki values, raranga, rongoa, and connectedness with the whenua in Tairawhiti.

A project based in Maungatautari focussed on the restoration of the Mangeroa Gully through wānanga, gorse spraying, and planting of native trees along the gully. 

A project based in Tapuika, Bay of Plenty, focussed on protecting and enhancing the habitat of kai awa in the Kaituna River. 

A project based in Kaitaia bringing together different hapū in the Northland region to engage kaitiaki whānau, sharing mātauranga learned in their first Wai Ora fund project, and to record baseline water quality measurements.

A project based in Whangarei based on collating mātauranga knowledge with kaitiaki and presenting their findings in a report to their Kaitiaki Forum.

A project based in the Chatham Islands focussed on growing and planting native trees to protect tuna and whitebait habitats.

A project based at Lake Rotoroa, Nelson Lakes National Park, focussed on sampling tuna for laboratory analysis

A project based at Lake Koitiata, Bulls focussed on developing a Cultural Health Index (CHI) system for the Lake and reconnect their people through matauranga and whakapapa.

Project based in Kaiwaitau, Mahia, focussed on enabling and enhancing kaitiaki in the rohe by providing opportunities to share ahi kaa knowledge through wānanga and building story boards with rangatahi.