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Waikato River catchment

Waikato River, New Zealand

The Waikato River is significant for its enormous catchment area and for its importance to Waikato-Tainui, the mana whenua.

The following articles provide information about the Waikato River as an ecosystem, the significance of the river to its people and efforts to restore te mana o te awa.

  • The Waikato River

  • Waikato River ecology and biodiversity

  • River ecosystems

  • Human impacts on the Waikato River

  • Raupatu (confiscation) and the Waikato River Settlement

  • Te mana o te awa

  • Kaitiakitanga and mana whakahaere

  • Tikanga

  • Whakataukī

  • Waiata

  • History of the Waikato River – timeline

Acknowledgement: Waikato-Tainui College for Research and Development

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Rights: Waikato-Tainui College for Research and Development
Published: 13 March 2020Size: 2.15 MB
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