NIWA’s Māori Environmental Research team, Te Kūwaha o Taihoro Nukurangi, helps Māori communities access the latest scientific tools to manage natural resources while respecting their unique knowledge systems.
Te Kūwaha has worked collaboratively with iwi, hapu and councils to incorporate mātauranga into a number of catchment restoration programmes including strategies for the Waipa Catchment, Lake Tūtira and Ohiwa Harbour. Where required, Te Kūwaha has provided training tailored to community needs to help monitor the state and health of taonga species.
Te Kūwaha o Taihoro Nukurangi
Tending to our taonga
Waikato Regional Council Environmental Award – Winner
University of Waikato Vision Maatauranga Award – Winner
NIWA’s Māori Environmental Research team, Te Kūwaha o Taihoro Nukurangi, helps Māori communities access the latest scientific tools to manage natural resources while respecting their unique knowledge systems.
Te Kūwaha has worked collaboratively with iwi, hapu and councils to incorporate mātauranga into a number of catchment restoration programmes including strategies for the Waipa Catchment, Lake Tūtira and Ohiwa Harbour.
Where required, Te Kūwaha has provided training tailored to community needs to help monitor the state and health of taonga species. Te Kūwaha has also reviewed current knowledge of tuna (eels) and other freshwater species for the Te Wai Māori Trust, helped establish Waikato-Tainui’s Manaaki Tuna Monitoring Programme and is studying survival of juvenile eels transferred to streams above Northland’s Wairua Power Station, alongside Ngā Kaitiaki o Ngā Wai Māori.
Te Kuuwaha o Taihoro Nukurangi is a 2023 finalist in the Waikato Regional Council Environmental Award and the University of Waikato Vision Mātauranga Science Award