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DECISIONS ON THE NATIONAL DIRECTION FOR FRESHWATER
Strengthen and clarify Te Mana o te Wai as the basis of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management Te Mana o te Wai is a concept from Te Ao Māori that provides a framework for freshwater management. It establishes a set of principles and obligations referring to the essential value of water and sustaining its health and wellbeing first before providing for human and other uses of water. Te Mana o te Wai is a fundamental concept that underpins the new NPS-FM. It clarifies how councils engage with tangata whenua and give effect to Te Mana o te Wai and the long-term vison for freshwater management.
Give greater recognition to the values Māori hold for freshwater To ensure the values Māori hold for freshwater are adequately recognised, the new NPS-FM includes a new compulsory value for mahinga kai. This requires regional councils to support tangata whenua to implement this value in their local context and reflect on the value they place on water.
img.scoop.co.nz/media/pdfs/2005/decisiononnationaldirectionforfreshwaterataglancesummaryFINAL.pdf
WATERWAYS PLAN STRENGTHENS TANGATA WHENUA CONSIDERATIONS – BUT RIGHTS STILL NEED ADDRESSING
Giving greater strength to the mana of waterways and recognising mahinga kai (natural resources) as a key measure of freshwater health are positive inclusions in the Government’s new Action for Healthy Waterways Package, says Te Arawa Lakes Trust.
Both actions were sought by the Trust in submissions to the Crown, but the Trust says it is disappointed the new Package does not address the recognition of hapū and iwi rights and interests in freshwater......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2005/S00655/waterways-plan-strengthens-tangata-whenua-considerations-but-rights-still-need-addressing.htm
Strengthen and clarify Te Mana o te Wai as the basis of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management Te Mana o te Wai is a concept from Te Ao Māori that provides a framework for freshwater management. It establishes a set of principles and obligations referring to the essential value of water and sustaining its health and wellbeing first before providing for human and other uses of water. Te Mana o te Wai is a fundamental concept that underpins the new NPS-FM. It clarifies how councils engage with tangata whenua and give effect to Te Mana o te Wai and the long-term vison for freshwater management.
Give greater recognition to the values Māori hold for freshwater To ensure the values Māori hold for freshwater are adequately recognised, the new NPS-FM includes a new compulsory value for mahinga kai. This requires regional councils to support tangata whenua to implement this value in their local context and reflect on the value they place on water.
img.scoop.co.nz/media/pdfs/2005/decisiononnationaldirectionforfreshwaterataglancesummaryFINAL.pdf
WATERWAYS PLAN STRENGTHENS TANGATA WHENUA CONSIDERATIONS – BUT RIGHTS STILL NEED ADDRESSING
Giving greater strength to the mana of waterways and recognising mahinga kai (natural resources) as a key measure of freshwater health are positive inclusions in the Government’s new Action for Healthy Waterways Package, says Te Arawa Lakes Trust.
Both actions were sought by the Trust in submissions to the Crown, but the Trust says it is disappointed the new Package does not address the recognition of hapū and iwi rights and interests in freshwater......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2005/S00655/waterways-plan-strengthens-tangata-whenua-considerations-but-rights-still-need-addressing.htm