Natural environment

Alignment to Te Puāwaitanga ō te Tātai

The actions in the eight priority areas were developed with the values and principles of:

• manaakitanga The process of showing respect, hospitality, generosity and care for others.
• kaitiakitanga Guardianship, including stewardship; the processes and practices of looking after the environment.
• whanaungatanga Relationship, kinship, sense of family connection. A relationship through shared experiences and working together which provides people with a sense of belonging.
• rangatiratanga There are two components: 1. chieftainship, right to exercise authority, chiefly autonomy, chiefly authority, ownership, leadership of a social group, domain of the rangatira, noble birth, attributes of a chief. 2. kingdom, realm, sovereignty, principality, self-determination, self-management - connotations extending the original meaning of the word resulting from Bible and Treaty of Waitangi translations.
• mātauranga Māori knowledge and expertise.
• taurite equitable, balanced .

Kaitiakitanga

Kaitiakitanga is particularly relevant to the actions within this priority area.

A healthy and connected natural environment will restore, maintain, and protect  mana whenua Hapū and iwi with ancestral relationships to certain areas in Tāmaki Makaurau where they exercise customary authority.   whakapapa Genealogy that links Māori to their ancestors.  connections to  kaitiaki Trustee, custodian, guardian. ,  whenua Land, country, earth or ground. , and  atua Primal ancestors. .

Enabling active kaitiakitanga of the natural environment will achieve our goals of climate mitigation and adaptation.

Specific Ngā Mahi a Te Ora / Wellbeing Activities

Specific Ngā Mahi a Te Ora / Wellbeing Activities that relate to the natural environment priority include:

• co-design a kaitiakitanga and stewardship framework between mana whenua and the council
• restore, rejuvenate, and replenish our  repo Wetlands.  using a whole of catchment system for decision-making, including land use change
• restore and rejuvenate our  moana Sea, ocean, large lake.
• restore, rejuvenate and replenish our  puna wai Freshwater springs
• restore, rejuvenate and replenish our  mahinga kai Food-gathering place (rivers, bush, sea, gardens etc.).
• State of the Environment reports – see the 2020 report
• State of the Hauraki Gulf reports – see the 2020 report
• Sustainability report (supports the environment, wellbeing of individuals and communities, and improved economy) – see the 2019 report (PDF, 12.81 MB).

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