Kaitiakitanga - Guardianship and Conservation
"Traditionally, Māori believe there is a deep kinship between humans and the natural world. This connection is expressed through kaitiakitanga – a way of managing the environment. Today there is growing interest in kaitiakitanga as iwi restore their environment and their culture." https://teara.govt.nz/en/kaitiakitanga-guardianship-and-conservation
"Traditionally, Māori believe there is a deep kinship between humans and the natural world. This connection is expressed through kaitiakitanga – a way of managing the environment. Today there is growing interest in kaitiakitanga as iwi restore their environment and their culture." https://teara.govt.nz/en/kaitiakitanga-guardianship-and-conservation
Here are some of the ways you can pay it forward
At home consider the many ways in which you can reduce, reuse, rot, repair, recycle or re purpose.
PIck up rubbish when out and about because everything eventually gets washed down into our waterways and down into the sea.
Role modelling by just doing influences those around us especially our children.
We often fight to protect our own precious spring water reserves from international organisations yet unconsciously buy bottled water which has come from someone else's precious water reserve.
Be the voice for nature by submitting to local and regional government. The earth speaks.
There are numerous groups with which you can get involved with socially and with shared common purpose, such as
Forest and Bird (local environmental working bees, etc
Friends of the Hutt River and similar
Island Bay Marine Education Centre
Upper Hutt Repair Cafe
Community Gardens
Food 4 Thought
Pare Kore
As of April 2021 Forest and Bird in Upper Hutt alone, under the guidance of Sue, have planted 104411 trees in the last 24 years by volunteers.
