Te Mana o te Wai Fund

Te Paatu ki Kauhanga Trust Board

Patuharakeke Te Iwi Trust Board

The Te Mauri o te Wai o Pukekauri project supports Patuharakeke Te Iwi to build capacity and capability to engage with Whangārei District Council and Northland Regional Council in freshwater management decision making for the Pukekauri dam and contributing awa.

$384,155.00

Te Waka Pupuri Pūtea Trust

Te Waka Pupuri Pūtea Trust supported by Northland Regional Council will deliver the Me He Wai project. They will engage with marae, hapū, and landowners (predominately Māori) to implement Te Mana o Te Wai across  Te Rarawa  rohe, monitor waterways and collect data to support the council’s Regional Freshwater Plan.

$3,558,450.00

Ngāti Aukiwa Charitable Trust and Waimahana Marae

Ngāti Aukiwa hapū plan to protect their ancestral Waiariki awa through the Waimahana Marae Wai Ora project. Their rangatahi and kaitiaki will learn how to monitor the awa for water quality and engage with the Northland Regional and Far North District Councils in future decisions on freshwater management within the hapū rohe.

$301,908.00

Ngāti Rangi ki Ngawha

Me he wai tā tīeke: wai monitoring and management builds Ngāti Rangi Hapū ki Ngawha capacity and capability to articulate Te Mana o Te Wai within their rohe. Through wānanga they will develop a long-term management plan unique to their tikanga and kawa while also creating wai-based employment opportunities.

$1,487,732.24

Ngāti Kaitiaki o Ngā Wai Māori

The Ngā Kaitiaki o Ngā Wai Te Mana o Te Wai project supports hapū kaitiaki, whānau and iwi to make decisions on the health and management of the Wairua and surrounding hapū waterways. Hapū-led plans will influence policies and implementation activities for the Northern Wairoa Unit e.g. reducing the degradation of Hikurangi repo, taonga species, tuna and their habitat.

$998,072.01

Bay of Plenty Regional Council on behalf of Tauranga Moana Advisory Group Iwi Representatives

Ko WAI mātou (We are the WATER) is a two year project to develop tools and methods for data management, development of hapū spatial and catchment management plans, and increasing hapū and iwi capability to participate in freshwater management and decision making. This includes direct investment into jobs to support this work.

$1,963,174.00 

Te Arawa River Iwi Trust

The project supports Te Arawa aspirations and decision making for their rohe (the upper Waikato River catchment), in co-designing management plans with the Waikato River Authority and the Waikato Regional Council. They aim to incorporate Māori cultural values and build strong partnerships.

$1,087,500.00

Ngāti Tahu Ngāti Whaoa Runanga Trust

Nā te Puna o Pueto ki te Awa o Waikato project supports iwi members improve the health of Pueto stream and mahinga kai sites so they can eventually revive traditional practices of harvesting kai from the awa. They will partner with Waikato Regional Council, Taupo District Council, Rotorua Lakes Council and Wairakei Pastoral Estate.

$486,388.00

Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board

The Oranga Taiao Oranga Tūwharetoa project will enhance the transfer of water monitoring functions by developing a cultural monitoring framework for the Waikato River water quality and geothermal monitoring systems. Tūwharetoa will fast track implementation by upskilling iwi members. 

$800,000.00

Raukawa Charitable Trust and Tangata Marae

The project enables iwi and hapū members to develop and implement plans that include restoring and sustaining their taonga species – the world’s only freshwater bio-luminescent limpet (Putangi/Latia Neritoides) and tuna species. Mātauranga Māori, maramataka Māori, science advice and technical governance will inform the implementation of Te Mana o Te Wai.

$548,519.00

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Pikiao Trust

The Rotoiti te Moana Mauri Monitoring project creates a template for holistic monitoring and reporting of changes in te mauri o te wai, starting with Rotoiti. To ensure wide outreach and uptake, the mauri-based monitoring tool will be hosted on several websites: Te Runanga O Ngāti Pikiao, Te Tatau O Te Arawa, Te Arawa Lakes Trust, and the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.

$377,800.00

Ngāti Pikiao Environmental Society Inc

The project supports Ngāti Pikiao to reconnect, revive and enhance their mātauranga Māori values and approaches to management of their extensive waterways - the Pongakawa river, Waihi Estuary and Lake Rotoiti – to become capable kaitiaki actively collaborating on decisions with Bay of Plenty Council and other project partners.

$700,000.00

Te Arawa Lakes Trust

A team will be established to empower and support Tarawera Iwi to work with others to enhance the wellbeing of the Tarawera lakes system. This includes building the skills to collaborate on council decision-making, to apply mātauranga Māori, and to articulate cultural values in environmental management, monitoring and communication. 

$761,250.00

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whakaue ki Maketū Inc

The project supports whānau, hapū and iwi to participate in planning for and managing the Waihi estuary and the inflowing rivers (Wharere, Kaikokopu and Pongakawa). A co-designed educational environmental programme based on Mātauranga -a -Iwi and mahinga kai practices aims to engage rangatahi in managing freshwater health.

$300,000.00

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Manawa

The iwi will develop a Ngāti Manawa freshwater plan by providing support to assess, monitor, evaluate and identify actions for the health of Rangitaiki awa and tributaries, including tuna and koura habitats. Iwi members will receive training in monitoring and data collection and work alongside NIWA to assess feasibility of the construction of tuna restoration ponds. 

$900,000.00

Ngāti Te Wai Hapū Settlement Trust

The Mauri o te Wai project supports a proactive role for the hapū in managing the biodiversity, taiao and waterways in their Tauranga Moana (Bay of Plenty) rohe. They will establish an environmental services team and build a governance and water management framework to be used by iwi/hapū to influence Council and aid decision-making. 

$449,700.00

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa

Enhancing the Mana and Mauri of our Waterways supports the design, trial, implementation, monitoring and assessment of a tool to measure the mauri of three rivers: Whakatāne, Rangitāiki and Tarawera. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa aims to collect cultural and historical knowledge including baseline data on cultural flows and the current state of water (ki uta, ki tai). 

$1,999,926.00

Ngāti Ranginui Iwi Society Inc

The Tuna Ora Wai Ora project enables Ngāti Ranginui to restore a tuna habitat to its natural form and work with Tauranga hydro-stations. Freshwater health and quality is improved by the life cycle of tuna allowing the water body to return to a safe ecosystem for mahinga kai and recreational use. An oversight and governance team will implement the project through engagement and policy reviews.

$1,380,449.00

Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou

Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou will support Ngāti Porou hapu to work with the Gisborne District Council to incorporate Te Mana o te Wai and mātauranga Ngāti Porou through the co-development of the Waiapu Catchment Plan to promote cultural, social and economic prosperity.

$518,887.00

Pohaturoa Trust

A Fresh Water Management Strategy will identify the key pou / pillars for Pohaturoa Trust to manage water on their whenua. Hapū members will learn about freshwater management processes, data collection and the skills for contributing to a long-term vision.

$90,200.00

Te Iwi o Rakaipaaka Inc

Ngāti Rakaipaaka will create a strategic freshwater management plan; work with marae, whānau, hapū on a vision for Te Mana o te Wai that will be shared with Hawke’s Bay Regional Council; and monitor and collect matauranga and data on seven water bodies in their rohe.

$405,000.00

Ngāti Pāhauwera Development Trust

The Kaitiaki Taiao project enables Ngāti Pāhauwera’s people, mātauranga and science to be developed through employment, wānanga, cultural assessment and restoration to define and develop Te Mana o te Wai in its rohe.

$997,000.00

Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga

The project supports tangata whenua training to test, develop and use the cultural framework Nga Pou Mataara Hou to lead monitoring and assessment of mauri in Heretaunga surface waters including Tukituki, Ngaruroro and Karamū Rivers.

$994,387.00

Rongomaiwahine Iwi Trust

The project supports a whānau, hapū, iwi led freshwater framework for the health of water bodies within Te Mahia peninsula. Aspirations and knowledge from iwi and non-Māori
(including engagement with Council) and a monitoring programme will drive priorities and the pathway for planning, environmental investment, co-operation and outcomes for Te Mahia.

$870,000.00

Te Taiwhenua o Te Whanganui a Orotū

The project supports the establishment of a team to develop a Te Mana o te Wai plan for Ahuriri estuary and water bodies in Ahuriri rohe. They will gather, share and facilitate mātauranga from hapū and pakeke and develop a cultural monitoring and evaluation framework including historical accounts relating to Te Whanganui a Orotū mātauranga wai.

$806,999.97

Heeni Investment Company Ltd

A mitigation strategy identifying human impacts on taonga species is one of the planned activities to improve the health and well-being of Mōuri Awa, Mōuri Whenua, and Mōuri Tāngata. The Whanganui Awa hapū Ngāti Tuera and Ngāti Hinearo will develop an Integrated Farm Plan incorporating their values and reflecting intergenerational knowledge.

$600,000.00

Ngā Puna Rau o Rangitīkei

A collaboration of five iwi (Ngāti Hauiti, Ngāi Te Ohuaake, Ngāti Tamakōpiri, Ngāti Whitikaupeka, Ngā Wairiki, Ngāti Apa), the project will establish a kaitiaki team to facilitate their participation in the resource management system for the 253 kilometres of the Rangitīkei Awa and integrate their mātauranga Māori into the plans and policies.

$998,000.00

Te Kāhui o Rauru

Te Wai Koi Ora - Rivers of Ngaa Rauru project includes tertiary educational support and cadetships in farm management in its plans for long-term improvements to key water bodies in the rohe. A project team trained in regional council and processes and fieldwork including groundwater mapping will also contribute to the revision of the environmental monitoring plan. 

$1,295,000.00

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Hinemanu me Ngāti Pakiki Mokai Patea Incorporated

The Cultural Monitoring of Hautapu Awa and Catchment project focuses on the health and preservation of Winiata, Taihape, Hautapu rivers and receiving environments. Activities include water quality testing, a website to capture and communicate a mana whenua vision, and upskilling to better understand wastewater and potable water infrastructure issues.

$684,500.00

Muaūpoko Tribal Authority

This project supports Muaūpoko to build their capacity and capability in relation to freshwater management, through the establishment of a project team to lead and support operations, the development and implementation of a training programme and the establishment of networks to assist Muaūpoko with access to mātauranga Māori and technical advice when needed/required.

$630,000.00

Tū Mai Rā Rangitāne

This project supports Rangitāne to build their capacity and capability to measure, monitor and evaluate the quality of freshwater bodies in the Rangitāne rohe, while ensuring that mātauranga Māori informs all their freshwater strategies. This will be done through the establishment of a project team and the development and strengthening of relationships with those who hold collective responsibility, to improve the quality of waimāori in their takiwā.

$650,000.00

Wai-worx Limited

This project will support a Waiora-Waitī management plan to support and guide policy and changes for the Wellington takiwā. Wai-Worx Ltd will carry out this mahi and have the support of Te Ati Awa ki te Ūpoko o te Ika a Maui. Iwi and hapū members will be engaged in the development of this tool. Interns will be brough on to assist with this mahi, supporting iwi and hapū succession planning.

$500,000.00

Mana Tāhuna Charitable Trust

Building capacity and capability will enable mana whenua to contribute towards freshwater decision making and management in the Tāhuna (Queenstown) district, with a particular focus on Te Wai Whakaata (Lake Hayes) catchment. It aims to strengthen relationships between whānau in Tāhuna, the seven local Rūnaka, local authorities, landowners and community, to work together on a long-term vision for the catchment.

$527,500.00

Ngāti Tama ki te Waipounamu Trust

Te Tau Ihu Iwi Collective  

The project supports the eight iwi of Te Tauihu (top of the South Island) to identify and build the resources and capacity to co-design with council implementation strategies, policies and plans that enhance and protect Māori values in Te Taiao management, including waiora.

$766,950.00

Funding recipient

Project description

Te Tai Tokerau

Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa, Kaitaia

Te Rarawa will work with hapū to use traditional knowledge in their environmental plans and align these plans with environmental policy to help improve council planning and decision-making.

Ngāti Kahu Corporate Ltd, Kaitaia

Ngāti Kahu will enhance knowledge and skills for their Iwi Environmental Resource Plan. A role will be resourced to represent Ngāti Kahu in collaborative efforts with local government on freshwater policy implementation.

Te Rūnanganui o Te Aupouri, Kaitaia

Te Rūnanganui o Te Aupouri will collect and record mātauranga through developing strong relationships with local experts, draft a freshwater plan, engage with local stakeholders and develop a dedicated comprehensive resource for the benefit of all.

Ngāti Kuri Trust Board, Kaitaia

Ngāti Kuri will develop a wai strategy and will focus on learning more about local and central government systems and processes.  They will build their skills from the bottom up by training key people to participate in regional council processes.

Te Roroa Mana Whenua and Whatu Ora Trusts, Hokianga

Te Roroa will develop a Te Mana o Te Wai action plan and monitoring framework, develop new tools and technology, upskill kaitiaki and whānau, and investigate new models of partnership to improve their role in freshwater decision making.

Tāmaki Makaurau

Ngāti Whātua Orakei Whai Maia Charitable Trust, Auckland

Ngāti Whātua Orakei will focus on 4 key areas including a project delivery plan, wānanga, developing technical expertise in water functions and processes and grow internal wai practitioners.

Te Moana-a-Toi/Waikato

Ngāti Hauā Iwi Trust, Morrinsville

Ngāti Hauā will deliver a series of wānanga involving freshwater experts, build relationships with local government, and devise iwi and hapū centric solutions to improve the health of the taiao.

Ngā Pōtiki a Tamapāhore Trust, Papamoa

Ngā Pōtiki will undertake 3 projects focusing on water management, kaitiakitanga and a cultural health monitoring programme.

Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board, Ōpōtiki

Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board will focus on partnering and collaboration with council, to build knowledge of their processes and systems.

Ngā Kaimahi Whenua ō Ngāti Ira Charitable Trust, Ōpōtiki

Ngā Kaimahi Whenua ō Ngāti Ira Charitable Trust will deliver a hapū led freshwater management programme that improves decision making in future planning processes. 

Ngāti Tarāwhai Iwi Trust, Rotorua

Ngāti Tarāwhai Iwi Trust will engage with their whanau, hapū and iwi, through wānanga to understand the councils' processes and systems, to build capability and capacity to establish their policies and procedures around the management of their water resources.

Rangiwewehi Charitable Trust, Rotorua

Ngāti Rangiwewehi will focus on developing their capability model for water management and engagement. Ngāti  Rangiwewehi will take on an advisory role for their catchment and will build capability and capacity through the establishment of a Te Taru Taiao unit.

Te Kōmiti Nui o Ngāti Whakaue, Rotorua

Te Kōmiti Nui o Ngāti Whakaue will lead and share matauranga Māori and kaitiakitanga practices with councils, articulating their aspirations and values for the wai.

Te Kotahitanga o Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Tūrangi

Ngāti Tūwharetoa will increase whānau and hapū engagement to enhance their participation in essential freshwater management and develop their aspirations for wai.

Tairawhiti/Te Matau a Maui

Te Iwi o Rakaipaaka Inc., Nūhaka

Te Iwi o Rakaipaaka will continue to work with their local authorities to understand the council processes and systems and build internal capability to participate in key council decisions.    

Rongomaiwahine Iwi Charitable Trust, Māhia

Rongomaiwahine Iwi Trust propose to develop their knowledge and understanding of local government (primarily freshwater management) processes and systems to enable a more informed contribution to local government requirements.

Te Aitanga a Māhaki Trust, Gisborne

Te Aitanga a Māhaki Trust will work with the Gisborne District Council to develop their capability, engagement, and relationships with local government.

Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust, Manutuke

Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust will identify what resources they need to acquire and/or build to participate in policy implementation and local natural resource management decision-making processes.

Taranaki

Te Kāhui Maru Trust, Stratford

Te Kāhui Maru Trust will hold wānanga to share mātauranga Māori and kaitiakitanga practises, delivered by technical and subject matter experts to encourage iwi to participate in water monitoring events with council.

Te Whanganui a Tara

Raukawa Marae Management Committee, Ōtaki

Raukawa Marae Management Committee will share local mātauranga Māori, run water workshops on Freshwater Plan Changes for whānau, hapū and iwi, to implement their freshwater plan and disseminate the knowledge they have recorded amongst their stakeholders.

Te Waipounamu

Kaikaiawaro Charitable Trust for Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kuia, Nelson

Kaikaiawaro Charitable Trust for Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kuia plan to hold several workshops to facilitate knowledge sharing and develop the skills of the participants to understand local and central government processes. 

Hokonui Rūnanga Kaupapa Taiao, Gore

Hokonui Rūnanga Kaupapa Taiao will develop guidelines for how Te Mana o te Wai can be applied to regional and district council plans, Catchment Context Challenges and Values, freshwater farm plans and resource consent applications.