Registrations for Te Wai Māori Trust’s Māori Freshwater Fisheries Conference are now open.

The Māori Freshwater Fisheries Conference is back for its fifth event, bringing together kaitiaki wai Māori from around Aotearoa for two days of inspiring kōrero on our wai Māori taonga and their kainga.

Key details

When: 16 & 17 November, 2023

Where: Rutherford Hotel, Wakatū (Nelson)

Conference registrations: https://www.maorifreshwaterfisheries.org.nz/

Our kaupapa for this year’s conference

‘He Waimāreparepa’ – creating tomorrow for our mokopuna through ripples in the water.

Even the lightest touch to the water’s surface creates far-reaching ripples. What will our mokopuna inherit as a result of our efforts to protect our wai and taonga?

He Waimāreparepa looks to the future as we bring together kaikōrero to explore how an intergenerational lens casts a stone into the water and reflects the way we engage with our indigenous fisheries and their habitat.

Speaker announcements to come

We have a great line-up of kaikōrero announcements to come. In the meantime, tickets are limited so register now to secure your place.

Head over to our conference website to register and find out more: