✨ Freshwater Management Policy
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 71
4 JULY 2014
used for customary use at some places (but not everywhere). In freshwater management units that are highly valued for providing mahinga kai, resources would be available for use, customary practices able to be exercised to the extent desired, and tikanga and preferred methods are able to be practised.
Fishing – The freshwater management unit supports fisheries of species allowed to be caught and eaten.
For freshwater management units valued for fishing, the numbers of fish would be sufficient and suitable for human consumption. In some areas, fish abundance and diversity would provide a range in species and size of fish, and algal growth, water clarity and safety would be satisfactory for fishers. Attributes will need to be specific to fish species such as salmon, trout, eels, lamprey, or whitebait.
Mahi māra / cultivation
Irrigation and food production – The freshwater management unit meets irrigation needs for any purpose.
Water quality and quantity would be suitable for irrigation needs, including supporting the cultivation of food crops, the production of food from domesticated animals, non-food crops such as fibre and timber, pasture, sports fields and recreational areas. Attributes will need to be specific to irrigation and food production requirements.
Animal drinking water – The freshwater management unit meets the needs of stock.
Water quality and quantity would meet the needs of stock, including whether it is palatable and safe.
Wai Tapu / Sacred Waters
Wai tapu – Wai tapu represent the places where rituals and ceremonies are performed.
Rituals and ceremonies include, but are not limited to, tohi (baptism), karakia (prayer), waerea (protective incantation), whakatapu (placing of rahui), whakanoa (removal of rahui), and tuku iho (gifting of knowledge and resources for future generations).
In providing for this value, the wai tapu would be free from human and animal waste, contaminants and excess sediment, with valued features and unique properties of the wai protected to some extent. Other matters that may be important are that identified catchments have integrity (there is no artificial mixing of the wai tapu) and identified taonga in the wai are protected.
Wai Māori / municipal and domestic water supply
Water supply – The freshwater management unit can meet people’s potable water needs.
Water quality and quantity would enable domestic water supply to be safe for drinking with, or in some areas without, treatment.
Āu Putea / economic or commercial development
Commercial and industrial use – The freshwater management unit provides economic opportunities to people, businesses and industries.
Water quality and quantity can provide for commercial and industrial activities. Attributes will need to be specific to commercial or industrial requirements.
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