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Story: Kaitiakitanga – guardianship and conservation

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This newsletter reports on environmental management activities undertaken by tangata whenua (tribes with authority in a particular area) and the Auckland Regional Council. Tribes are increasingly forming partnerships with district or regional councils to help protect the environment.

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Reference: Taiao Times, July 2002.

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Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Kaitiakitanga – guardianship and conservation – Kaitiakitanga today, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/document/11606/the-taiao-times (accessed 26 June 2026).

Story by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, published 2 March 2009.