Te Wai Māori Third Quarter Report out now 3 August 2020 We're pleased to present you with the report on our activities for the third quarter of the 2019-2020 financial year, covering the period 1 April - 30 June 2020. [...]
Changes use the right language, now we need to look at the implementation 31 July 2020 Courtesy of Radio New Zealand The chair of an iwi advocate group which works to advance Māori interests in freshwater fisheries [...]
Te Wai Māori welcomes Randerson Panel's recommendations on RMA 31 July 2020 Te Wai Māori Trust welcomes the release and recommendations of the Randerson Panel's recommendations regarding the Resource Management Act (RMA). The report thoroughly explores failings [...]
Freshwater research scholarship opportunity 27 Hōngongoi 2020 Two new scholarships from the New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society are taking applications from Māori students studying a Bachelor Honours Degree or Master’s Degree with a focus on freshwater ecosystems. [...]
Our response on the proposed National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity 07 Hōngongoi 2020 In March we provided a response to the Department of Conservation and Ministry for the Environment's discussion document and proposed National Policy Statement [...]
Te Wai Māori report for Q2 29 Piripi 2020 It was a busy start to the year for us. We responded to the Essential Freshwater programme, we noted that that the Trust supports many of the proposals [...]
2 Piripi 2020 Te Whānau a Apanui have placed a rāhui on Motu River. The 1st June marks the end of the kahawai season and the closure of the Motu river to fishing and swimming until the [...]
Te Arawa lakes introduce Iwi permit for collecting freshwater taonga species 14 Haratua 2020 In the rohe of Te Arawa, a new rule has come into force. One that seeks to protect taonga freshwater species populations while [...]
Working towards meaningful engagement over whitebait 13 Haratua 2020 Te Wai Māori Trust is encouraged by recent engagement with the Department of Conservation (DOC) on the review of the whitebait fishery since it closed public consultation in [...]
Rāhui on Waitahanui awa 14 Haratua 2020 The rāhui on Waitahanui in Tongariro will continue under Alert level 2. Ngāti Tutemohuta hapū placed the ban on the awa to protect the community. It's been in place since [...]
