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Story: Kaitiakitanga – guardianship and conservation

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Understanding kaitiakitanga

  3. Connected to nature

  4. Traditional kaitiakitanga

  5. Kaitiaki – guardians

  6. Key concepts

  7. Rāhui – prohibitions

  8. Kaitiakitanga today

  9. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Understanding kaitiakitanga

Gods of the natural world

Gods of the natural world

Huia

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

Mauri stone

From page 4 - Kaitiaki – guardians

Eva Rickard

Eva Rickard

Harvesting kūmara

Harvesting kūmara

Whai (stingray)

Whai (stingray)

From page 5 - Key concepts

Forest scene

Forest scene

Tohunga under tapu

Tohunga under tapu

Whakapakoko atua

Whakapakoko atua

From page 6 - Rāhui – prohibitions

Fisheries officers

Fisheries officers

Rāhui sign

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 2 February 2023)

Story by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, published 24 Sep 2007

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