Ngāti Hei
Iwi Ngāti Hei The tupuna Hei arrived from Hawaiki on the Te Arawa waka and settles his people at Te Ō a Hei (Hahei) at Hereheretaura pā. Hei Turepe was a direct descendant of Hei, and under his leadership Whitianga pā thrived. The pā was set on the promontory above the Whitianga inlet, with cliffs providing natural defences In December 2020, Ngāti Hei applied a rāhui to stop the harvest of scallops from Opito Bay, Coromandel. The rāhui to prohibit all take of Tipa (scallops) within the entirety of their rohe, which extends out to the Mercury Bay Islands, and stretches from Whangapoua to Onemana on eastern Coromandel. The communities along the coastline of our rohe have been concerned about the decline of scallop populations for years. They are also concerned around the unconstrained harvest of and overfishing of scallops, especially when environmentally poor fishing methods such as dredging are used. Overfishing, destructive fishing methods, and continuous decline in quality of the marine environment means scallops are not given sufficient room to spawn and grow. The Coromandel scallop fishery has been fully closed by MPI to commercial and recreational fishing to allow it to recover. www.ngatihei.iwi.nz Rāhui Site Whitianga Rāhui Species Tipa (scallops) Restoration Species Chairman Kelly Davis Puna Pupuri Tikanga Joseph Davis Project Manager Joseph Davis Taiohi/Kaitiaki Hamahona Davis
Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea
Iwi Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea Aotea, also known as Great Barrier Island, is the ancestral land of Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea and the iwi hold mana whenua and mana moana of Aotea, Hauturu-a-Toi, Pokohinu, Rakitū; Rangiahua and other outlying islands, rocky outcrops and seascapes. The whānau continue to dwell on Aotea and its outlying islands with papakāinga established in Katherine Bay within a native reserve, following questionable land acquisitions, treaty breaches and forced resettlements across the island. Despite these impacts, the mana and tino rangatiratanga of Aotea remains with Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea. The people subsist from the bounty of the whenua and moana. Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea are kaitiaki of this whenua and moana as their tūpuna did before them. Biosecurity New Zealand has placed legal controls on parts of Aotea Great Barrier Island in a bid to contain the invasive seaweed Caulerpa brachypus, while the local Mana Whenua governance group on Aotea are supporting a dual response by imposing a rāhui over the same areas. Caulerpa brachypus, which has been found in Blind Bay and Tryphena Harbour, is an Unwanted Organism under the Biosecurity Act and can spread rapidly and create dense mats. It can be spread to new locations by small fragments and is easily moved by people going about water activities like boating, and fishing, including dredging. Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai are working with their partners, the Mana Whenua governance group and the local board to try to minimise this spread while they continue to assess where the pest seaweed is and what we can do in response. From Monday, 20 September, Biosecurity NZ has issued legal controls, known as a Controlled Area Notice (CAN), which will make it illegal to take seafood from Blind Bay or Tryphena Harbour. Anchoring in the 2 areas is also banned without a permit. At the same time, a rāhui has been imposed. www.ngatirehua.com Rāhui Site Aotea (Great Barrier Island) Rāhui Species Caulerpa, fishing and taking of seafood Restoration Species Focus on caulerpa Chairman Fletcher Beazley Puna Pupuri Tikanga Opo Ngawaka Project Manager Kelly Klink Taiohi/Kaitiaki Ratanui Beazly, Charles Klink, Charlene Whatarau
Ngāti Pāoa
Iwi Ngāti Pāoa The Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust is the post settlement governance entity mandated to represent Ngāti Pāoa. The purpose of the Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust is to receive, manage, hold and administer the Trust’s assets on behalf of, and for the benefit of the present and future members of Ngāti Pāoa. This includes promoting the educational, spiritual, economic, social and cultural advancement and well-being of Ngāti Pāoa and its members. The Trust also works to protect and preserve the cultural heritage of Ngāti Pāoa, promote language revitalisation, foster community engagement, and support natural environment outcomes. On Sunday 31 January 2021 Ngāti Pāoa placed a four shellfish rāhui around Waiheke Island. The species included in the rāhui are tipa (scallops), kūtai (mussels), kōura (rock lobster) and pāua. The rāhui is due to the declining inshore biodiversity and to allow these taonga species to restore and replenish. If nothing is done our mātaitai, our kaimoana beds will not only be severely depleted, but will reach the point of collapse along our estuarine environment. The rāhui around Waiheke Island is from the foreshore to 1 nautical mile offshore. The Minister of Ocean & Fisheries has approved the Temporary Closure under the Fisheries Act 1996, Section 186A. The closure will be legally enforceable from 7 August until 6 August 2026. Why is carpet being laid out on Auckland’s sea floor? www.paoa.co.nz Rāhui Site Waiheke Island Rāhui Species Tipa (scallops), pāua (abalone), kūtai (mussels), kōura (crayfish) Restoration Species Kūtai Chairman Herearoha Skipper Puna Pupuri Tikanga Drina Paratene, Chris Bailey, Jackie Rhind Project Manager Blair Anderson Taiohi/Kaitiaki Tyrone Anderson, Mereana Berger, Jeanine Clarkin
Ngāti Tamaterā
Iwi Ngāti Tamaterā Tamaterā was the second son of the eponymous ancestor Marutūāhu and his descendants formed the tribe known as Ngāti Tamaterā. According to Ngāti Tamaterā traditions, after Tamaterā took on his father’s status, there was antagonism with his sibling that caused Tamaterā to depart his place of birth at Whakatīwai, after which he lived in several districts including Ōhinemuri, Katikati and Whakatāne. Ngāti Tamaterā went on to establish their mana throughout the rohe maintaining strongholds at Moehau, Waikawau and Ōhinemuri regions. Their leaders have been prominent in Hauraki tribal affairs for many generations. The Te Mātā and Waipatukahu (commonly know as Tapu) shellfisheries has been the subject of a temporary closure before as part of a wider Thames coast closure. In 1998, the Hauraki Māori Trust Board requested and were granted a Section 186A Temporary Closure for the coastline extending from Ngarimu Bay to Wilsons Bay on the Thames coast, which encompassed Te Mātā and Waipatukahu. The purpose for the closure was to improve the availability and size of cockles and pipi and to recognise a customary fishing practice (rāhui) in that area. This rāhui was laid down for 6 years before reopening. Ngāti Tamaterā has again placed a tikanga based rāhui at Te Mātā and Waipatukahu on Saturday 21 December 2019. The rāhui was placed because of their concerns that the shellfish may not recover from another peak season when harvesting intensifies. The 186A is in place and is closed to the take of tuangi (cockles), kūtai (mussels), oysters, and pipi. The temporary closure includes all that area of NZ fisheries waters from Ōtaki Creek to Onepoto Stream, and offshore one nautical mile. www.tamatera.iwi.nz Rāhui Site Te Mātā and Tapu/Waipatukahu (Thames Coast) Rāhui Species Tio (rock oyster), kūtai (mussels), pipi (Paphies australis), tuangi (cockles) Restoration Species Kūtai Chairman Antony Royal Puna Pupuri Tikanga Dr Korohere Ngāpō, Dr Apanui Skipper Pou Rāhui Project Manager Mita O’Brien Taiohi/Kaitiaki Hoera O’Brien, Kauri O’Brien, Te Āmai Paul-Burke, Marutūahu Skipper, Maia Whittaker
Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki
Iwi Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki (Ngāi Tai) are the original inhabitants and Iwi of Tāmaki Makaurau. The Iwi is based in Maraetai, Te Waitematā and Tı̄kapa Moana, and excises mana whenua and mana moana interests across Auckland and the Hauraki Gulf. Their main marae is Umupuia at Maratai, and they have various marae connections across Mātaitai, Whataapaka and beyond. The Iwi has whakapapa and other relationships with Iwi in Tāmaki Makaurau and Hauraki regions. Ngāi Tai have maintained a Rāhui and 186A Temporary Closure for some years now at Umupuia Beach in relation to the taking of tuangi (cockles) and continue to maintain their Rāhui. MPI surveys over these years demonstrate that the tuangi have increased in number and size to the point where Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki can begin to comtemplate a controlled customary harvest regime through their Tangata Kaitiaki based from Umupuia. The rāhui area and its proximity to a local marine reserve at Matuku have generated an observable increase in fish and shellfish stocks and with associated seabird activity to the area there is consequent benefit to all user groups. Unrestricted public harvest cannot be contemplated as notwithstanding the personal limit of 50 Tuangi our experience was that the shellfish population collapsed. Prior to the rāhui Umupuia was the most heavily harvested beach in Aotearoa. The large developments and rapidly increasing population and proximity to large immigrant groupings who often do not know our rules contribute to the risk to the shellfish stock and potential repeat collapse. Ngāi Tai are determined this should not happen again. www.ngaitaitamaki.iwi.nz Rāhui Site Umupuia Beach, Manukau Rāhui Species Tuangi (cockles) Restoration Species Tuangi (cockles) Chairman Billy Brown Puna Pupuri Tikanga Laurie Beamish Project Manager Laurie Beamish Kaitiaki/Taiohi Isabella Penrose, Mairangi Bennett, Tristan Papalii