Resource management and Māori attitudes to water in southern New Zealand
Williams, Jim
Cite this item:
Williams, J. (2006). Resource management and Māori attitudes to
water in southern New Zealand. New Zealand Geographer, 62(1), 73–80.
Permanent link to OUR Archive version:
http://hdl.handle.net/10523/5150
Abstract:
Pre-contact Māori regarded land and water as a single entity, with a common regime of resource management practices. Underpinning these was a world-view that involved unique spiritual concepts, the most important of which was mauri: the notion that a body of water had its own life-force. Waters were classified according to the state of their mauri. The paper outlines traditional approaches and how they are applied today.
Date:
2006
Pages:
73-80
Keywords:
Māori; mauri; natural resources; tradition; water; TEK
Research Type:
Journal Article