Our whanau hope the wetland management / restoration management and iwi environmental education plans will establish the blueprint that will include succession planning for future generations and build a foundational awareness of our interconnectedness with the well-being of the land and the land for our wellbeing. “Kia noho hei kaitiaki mo nga papa whakatipu, hei whakakao i nga taonga hei oranga mo nga whakatipu ranga e whai ake nei” (Mangatū Incorporation).
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This is embedded in the approach that will be undertaken for this proposed project and beyond that, we intend to have regular wananga that include our history and importance of caring for our whenua. Whanaungatanga will be leveraged as a strength to complete the project, ongoing wananga and mundane land care.
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