Summary
Waimaori is an educational monitoring programme, inspiring people to actively care for their local waterways and aquatic life. The Waimaori programme was launched in 2004 from "The Whitebait Connection," with the Department of Conservation in Nelson.
The name Waimaori was chosen, as tangata whenua of the region wished to work alongside WBC facilitators in promoting freshwater values and protection of whitebait species.
What does this programme offer?
Scientific investigation and monitoring
- Testing water clarity, temperature, pH, flow/oxygen and conductivity.
- Search for macro-invertebrates or water-bugs, as indicators of water quality.
- Native freshwater fish, habitat and ecology.
Practical training, in-stream sessions
- All necessary equipment provided.
- Adaptable to suit all levels and ages.
- Riparian planting encouraged and carried out at adopted sites.
Traditional Maori concepts relating to water
- Tikanga, or Maori customs are adhered to and explained.
- Waterways as veins and arteries of Papatuanuku - life-blood of our land and planet Earth.
- Water quality or mauri - life-force.
Pleasurable learning experience beyond the classroom
- Children conduct their own investigation and rate water quality from their results.
- Waimaori caters to many specific curricular requirements e.g. social/cultural studies, health, and science.
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