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Story: Kaitiakitanga – guardianship and conservation

All images and media

From page 1 - Understanding kaitiakitanga

Gods of the natural world

Gods of the natural world

Huia

Pūkākī carving

Pūkākī carving

Kiore (Pacific rat)

Kiore (Pacific rat)

From page 2 - Connected to nature

Manaia mountain

Manaia mountain

Māui becoming a kererū

Māui becoming a kererū

Maketū wetlands

Maketū wetlands

From page 3 - Traditional kaitiakitanga

Kāinga – Māori settlement

Kāinga – Māori settlement

Collecting shellfish

Collecting shellfish

Mauri stone

From page 4 - Kaitiaki – guardians

Eva Rickard

Harvesting kūmara

Harvesting kūmara

Whai (stingray)

Whai (stingray)

From page 5 - Key concepts

Forest scene

Tohunga under tapu

Tohunga under tapu

Whakapakoko atua

Whakapakoko atua

From page 6 - Rāhui – prohibitions

Fisheries officers

Fisheries officers

Rāhui sign

Catching muttonbirds

Catching muttonbirds (1st of 3)

Plucking muttonbirds

Plucking muttonbirds (2nd of 3)

Waxing birds

Waxing birds (3rd of 3)

From page 7 - Kaitiakitanga today

Protecting the language

Protecting the language

Working together

Working together

The Taiao Times

The Taiao Times

Renewing the forest

Renewing the forest

How to cite this page:

Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/kaitiakitanga-guardianship-and-conservation/media (accessed 28 September 2023)

Story by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, published 24 Sep 2007