Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 27, 2018 16:21:41 GMT 12
MĀORI VOICES NEEDED IN KAURI STRATEGY
The leader of a new $13 million strategy for tackling kauri die back and myrtle rust says it’s a chance for Māori voices to be heard.
He says traditional practices like rāhui show Māori had a sophisticated understanding of threats to their natural environment and the tools to tackle them.
Our people have known of the sensitivity of these taonga plants for as long as we have been in Aotearoa," Dr Waipara says.....
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjA2NTc/M%C4%81ori-voices-needed-in-kauri-strategy
FUTURE PROOFING SURF BREAKS IN AOTEAROA
Surfer and researcher Dr JordanTe Aramoana Waiti says surf breaks in Aotearoa are increasingly at risk due to coastal development activities, and that iwi have a role to play in their protection.
Dr Waiti says it’s about, “Living lightly on our whenua, and within our moana so that it's around for our future generations in the same state that we've been able to experience it.”
He says, “Māori were surfing pre-European arrival, we were surfing on canoes, planks of wood, using kelp as well, and amongst a lot of iwi throughout the motu there's narratives or kōrero that document this.”.....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/future-proofing-surf-breaks-aotearoa
The leader of a new $13 million strategy for tackling kauri die back and myrtle rust says it’s a chance for Māori voices to be heard.
He says traditional practices like rāhui show Māori had a sophisticated understanding of threats to their natural environment and the tools to tackle them.
Our people have known of the sensitivity of these taonga plants for as long as we have been in Aotearoa," Dr Waipara says.....
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjA2NTc/M%C4%81ori-voices-needed-in-kauri-strategy
FUTURE PROOFING SURF BREAKS IN AOTEAROA
Surfer and researcher Dr JordanTe Aramoana Waiti says surf breaks in Aotearoa are increasingly at risk due to coastal development activities, and that iwi have a role to play in their protection.
Dr Waiti says it’s about, “Living lightly on our whenua, and within our moana so that it's around for our future generations in the same state that we've been able to experience it.”
He says, “Māori were surfing pre-European arrival, we were surfing on canoes, planks of wood, using kelp as well, and amongst a lot of iwi throughout the motu there's narratives or kōrero that document this.”.....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/future-proofing-surf-breaks-aotearoa