Mātauranga Māori knowledge networks
TR 2018/42
Report: TR 2018/42
Author: Antoine Coffin (Te Onewa Consultants)
About this report
This report was commissioned by the Technical Leaders Group for the Healthy Rivers Wai Ora Project Report No. HR/TLG/2015/6.7
Report on factors affecting food gathering, swimming and special characteristics on the Waikato and Waipa Rivers and their tributaries from a Māori perspective.
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| Contents | |
| 1 | Summary |
| 2 | Introduction |
| 3 | Purpose |
| 3.1 | Author |
| 3.2 | Clients |
| 3.3 | Scope |
| 3.4 | Mātauranga Māori |
| 3 | Background |
| 4 | Kaukau - swimming |
| 4.1 | Characteristics of swimming |
| 4.2 | The importance of swimming |
| 4.3 | Factors affecting swimming from a Māori perspective |
| 4.4 | Swimming and the four contaminants |
| 4.5 | Summary of potential attributes related to kaukau |
| 5 | Mahinga kai / hauanga kai |
| 5.1 | Characteristics of mahinga kai / hauanga kai |
| 5.2 | The importance of mahinga kai |
| 5.3 | Factors affecting mahinga kai from a Māori perspective |
| 5.4 | Mahinga kai and the four contaminants |
| 5.5 | Key species of significance to River Iwi |
| 5.6 | Summary of attributes related to mahinga kai |
| 6 | Special characteristics of rivers |
| 6.1 | Characteristics |
| 6.2 | Factors affecting these characteristics from a Māori perspective |
| 6.3 | Special characteristics and the four contaminants |
| 6.4 | Summary of potential attributes related to special characteristics |
| 7 | References |