Nga-hapu-o-Kereru-Marae-Koputoroa-Stream-CIA-FINAL-v2.pdf [pdf, 2.6 MB]
...Treaty was signed. When our tupuna first settled here, there were approximately 28 “tūtū kākā, kaikas, miro, totara and tawa”. tuna, kōkopu, īnanga and smelt were plentiful in the Kōpūtōroa stream, and harakeke was also a rich local resource. There was an extensive wetland, which the Kōpūtōroa stream ran through before it reached the Manawatū river2. The pollution of our waterways has under-mined our rangatiratanga, the authority of our tūpuna and our ability to s...