Science defining the value of our natural resource base
Myra Doherty (Tūhoe) using Twink to mark a tawa seedling in a Tuawhenua Trust forest in Tarapounamu, Te Urewera. Seedlings are individually marked to help indicate growth. Others present are Katiana Tamihana (Tūhoe) and Manaaki Whenua technician Melissa Brignall-Theyer.
Manaaki whenua, manaaki tangata – ka ora ai te ao. Kei roto i tēnei kōrero ka kitea te āhuatanga o tēnei me te aroha. I te tuatahi ko te aroha o te tangata ki te whenua, ā, i te tuarua ko te aroha o te tangata ki te tangata. Nā, ko te aroha ki te whenua i puta mai i ngā kōrero o neherā, na te mea, kei te whenua te tīmatanga o ngā mea katoa. Ā, he kōrero anō mo te kupu nei, a te whenua. Ko te pūtake o tēnei kupu i puta mai i te whānautanga o te tangata. Ko te whenua e poaki ana i te pēpi i tōna whānautanga mai, koianei te whenua tuatahi, ā, ka whakahokia ki te oneone, arā, te whenua tuarua, me kī. Nāwhai rā, ka tipu mai ngā rākau me ngā otaota katoa hei whāngai, hei whakapakari ai i te tangata. Koianei te hōhonutanga o te taiao, o te whenua, ki to te Māori titiro.