Story: Mātaitai – shellfish gathering

Page 7. External links and sources

More links and websites

  • Maori customary fisheries

    This page, on the Ministry of Fisheries website, gives information on the regulations covering customary Maori food gathering on the coast.

  • The history of fishing in New Zealand

    This Ministry for Primary Industries web page gives information on traditional Māori fisheries including harvesting shellfish.

  • Waitangi Tribunal

    There are a number of Waitangi Tribunal reports available on this site relating to traditional collection of kaimoana by tribal groups. Of particular interest are the Ngāi Tahu Sea Fisheries Report 1992, Report of the Waitangi Tribunal on the Muriwhenua Fishing Claim, and Report of the Waitangi Tribunal on the Motunui-Waitara Claim.

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Mere Whaanga, 'External links and sources', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/mataitai-shellfish-gathering/sources (accessed 23 March 2023)

Story by Mere Whaanga, published 12 Jun 2006