Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki Trust
Assessing the mauri of Waipaoa River using the Mauri Compass
The project aims to utilise and revitalise mātauranga, through the implementation of the Mauri Compass to survey and assess the Waipaoa River and compare the data with the 2006 baseline eel population data. The Mauri Compass is an innovative environmental tool designed by Te Rūnanga o Tūranganui ā Kiwa and the Gisborne District Council to start conversations about mauri and restoring waterbodies. Defining, measuring, and restoring “mauri” or “life force” in relation to waterways is something the entire country is grappling with. The Compass’ cultural framework works to promote, protect and enhance the mauri over the waterways within the Tūranganui a Kiwa rohe and ensure the recognition of the mana of the iwi and hapū of the Tūranganui a Kiwa rohe.
2019/2020 Funded Projects
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Organisation |
Project | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Te Rūnanga o Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Apa | Lake Koitiata | Wai Ora |
| Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board | Kōura monitoring population study | Tiaki Wai |
| Wairoa Taiwhenua | Enhancement of the mauri of the Wairoa River | Wai Ora |
| Aorangi Whānau Trust | Survey and monitor Tuna within the Jerusalem area of the Whanganui River. | Wai Ora |
| Patuharakeke Te Iwi Trust Board | Awa restoration and management strategy | Wai Ora |
| Te Rūnanga ō Ngāti Mutunga | Apply the Mauricompass assessment to the local awa to assess the its mauri and hauora | Wai Ora |
| Mahia Māori Committee | Freshwater Monitoring plan | Wai Ora |
| Ngāti Tarawhai Te Iwi Trust Board | Assessment of koura through the use of Tau Koura | Wai Ora |
| Te Whenua Tōmuri Trust | Water monitoring of local awa | Wai Ora |
| Muriwhenua Kaitiaki | Water monitoring of local awa | Wai Ora |