Tōku awa koiora – question bank

An inquiry approach is a method often used in science education. The question bank provides an initial list of questions about restoring the Waikato River and places where their answers can be found.

The article Tōku awa koiora – introduction has links to further resources and student activities.

Q. Where is the Waikato River?

• Waikato Taniwharau

• The Waikato River

Q. What happened to the Waikato River?

• Raupatu (confiscation) and the Waikato River Settlement

• Te mana o te awa

• Waikato River ecology and biodiversity

• Human impacts on the Waikato River

• Awa and iwi

Q. Who is caring for the River?

• Raupatu (confiscation) and the Waikato River Settlement

• Te mana o te awa

• Tuna – working with glass eels

• Trapping koi carp

• River islands

• Whitebaiting

• Wetlands – the river’s kidneys

• Model for identifying cultural indicators

• Kaitiakitanga and mana whakahaere

Q. Who are kaitiaki?

• Kaitiakitanga and mana whakahaere

Q. Who are the river people?

• Waikato Taniwharau

• Kaitiakitanga and mana whakahaere

• Te mana o te awa

• Raupatu (confiscation) and the Waikato River Settlement

• Whakataukī

• Waiata

• Hekeiterangi Broadhurst

• Hoturoa Kerr

• Karaitiana Ripaki-Tamatea

• Linda Te Aho

• Mamae Takerei

• Miriama (Tilly) Turner

• Rahui Papa

• Rangitiaho Mahuta

• Taroi Rawiri

• Tipa Mahuta

• Turanga Barclay-Kerr

• Wiremu Puke

Q. Why are wetlands important to the river?

• Wetlands – the river’s kidneys

• The importance of wetlands

• Wetland research

Q. How do Māori view the river?

• Raupatu (confiscation) and the Waikato River Settlement

• Te mana o te awa

• Kaitiakitanga and mana whakahaere

• Whakataukī

• Waiata

• Awa and iwi

• Hekeiterangi Broadhurst

• Hoturoa Kerr

• Karaitiana Ripaki-Tamatea

• Linda Te Aho

• Waikato Taniwharau

• Mamae Takerei

• Miriama (Tilly) Turner

• Rahui Papa

• Rangitiaho Mahuta

• Rawerawe Herangi

• Reconnecting

• Taroi Rawiri

• Tipa Mahuta

• Turanga Barclay-Kerr

• Whakapapa and biodiversity

• Wiremu Puke

Q. What is the problem with koi carp?

• Trapping koi carp

• An introduced species – koi carp

• Koi carp – a pest fish

• The koi carp digester

• The Lake Waahi project

Q. Why are tuna (eel) numbers declining?

• Tuna – working with glass eels

• Longfin eels

• Glass eel research

• Human impacts on the Waikato River

Q. What is a cultural indicator?

• Model for identifying cultural indicators

• Cultural indicators