Te Whare Māta o ngā Kīrearea - Predator Free Wānanga for Māori

Name: Te Whare Māta o ngā Kīrearea - Predator Free Wānanga for Māori
Start: 2023-10-18T09:30:00+1300
End: 2023-10-18T17:00:00+1300
Location: The Commodore Hotel, Christchurch (with on-line option)

Wed, 18 Oct 2023, 9:30am - 5pm NZDT

The Commodore Hotel, Christchurch (with on-line option)

Te Tira Whakamātaki

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Event description

Protecting our ngāhere is central to who we are as kaitiaki. This hui aims to showcase what Māori are doing to eradicate predators, introduce whanau to cool science and tools, and importantly discuss how tangata whenua contribute to the goal of becoming predator free by 2050.

🗓️ Date: Wednesday 18th of October, 2023

⏳ Time: 9.30am - 5.30pm

🏠 Location: Commodore Hotel, Ōtautahi (and on-line)

The health and wellbeing of our ecosystems directly impacts the health and wellbeing of us as people. In Aotearoa New Zealand possums, stoats, rats, deer and other predators are having a devastating impact on our native species, reducing the mauri of our taiao and therefore its ability to support life. The loss of biological diversity impacts not only the air we breathe and the water we drink, but also the food we eat, the medicines we create, and our ability to handle or recover from natural disasters.

The Predator Free 2050 initiative, which is one component of addressing biodiversity loss, aims to eradicate key predators by 2050. The success of this initiative relies heavily on a coalition of the willing that includes communities, scientists, decision makers and investors. It also relies on Tangata Whenua, for whom the success of this initiative could mean the survival of many of our key taonga and much of our culture and language.

At this hui we will discuss the current state of the Predator Free 2050 initiative and hear from key people in the Predator Free system. We'll also hear whanau talk about what they are doing at place to eradicate predators from their whenua, and have time to look at pest control methods and talk to researchers in this space. Importantly we'll have time to whakawhanaungatanga.

Māori working in the biosecurity, biodiversity, conservation spaces are invited to this hui to share and learn about pest management. Nau mai haere mai e te whanau.

Agenda

INTRODUCTION (ON-LINE / LIVE-STREAMED)

9.30am | Mihimihi
9.45am | Scene Setting - Te Taiawatea Moko-Painting and Tame Malcolm
10.15am | Koukourarata - Mananui Ramsden

10.45am Wā whakatā - Morning tea

WĀNANGA - SESSION ONE - PRESENTATIONS (ON-LINE / LIVE-STREAMED)

11.15am | Korehāhā Whakahau an exemplar of how Iwi can support the future of predator free - presented by Karla Akuhata
11.45am | Kiwi protection - presented by Kirihi Nohotima-Hunia & Rawiri Walsh
12.15pm | Eradication Science: getting the last 5% and supporting iwi and hapū to achieve their aspirations - presented by Mahuru Wilcox (MWLCR)
12.45pm | Ngāti Kuri - presented by Tammy Tauroa

1.15pm Wā whakatā - Lunch

WĀNANGA - SESSION TWO - BREAK-OUT SESSIONS (IN-PERSON ONLY)

2.00pm - 3.45pm

Collaborative research towards eradication (Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research)
Pest management tools and traps (DOC)
Genetic tools and pest management (TTW)
Māori PF Strategy kōrero (Māori PF Collaborative Group)

From 3.15pm Wā whakatā - Afternoon Tea (rolling)

WĀNANGA - SESSION THREE - FEEDBACK SESSION (IN-PERSON ONLY)

4.00pm | Ngāti Manuhiri - an example of Māori leading their own pest management
4.15pm | Feedback session & Wrap-up
5pm | Karakia Whakamutunga

Note: If you are interested in attending the field trip on Tuesday, 17th of October, please email us at admin@ttw.nz

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

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Te Tira Whakamātaki is a Māori environmental not-for-profit that is home to the Māori biosecurity network, Ngā Taura ki a Papatūānuku (International Indigenous Youth Network), and Tikanga a Rangahau (Māori Research & Ethics Council). Our name translates to “the watchful ones” in English, as we use our skills and position to seek out, empower, privilege, and protect Indigenous peoples and their solutions in the fight to protect nature. In this, we address one of the most pressing threats to the climate and our ability to thrive in it – the diversity of life on earth (biodiversity).

Based in Aotearoa New Zealand, we are highly active in Māori communities but also have strong connections to other Indigenous communities across the globe. Our projects, programmes, research, and policy work share the collective intentions of healing our relationship with the environment and growing Indigenous solutions for a better planet. We aim to restore balance to our natural world by re-establishing a reciprocal relationship between people and Papatūānuku (Mother Earth), and by embedding our ancestor’s knowledge of the environment, our Indigenous philosophies, and our mātauranga (knowledge) in our work. This means we invest directly in the education, empowerment and revitalisation of Indigenous communities, particularly Māori, and their environmental knowledge.

In Aotearoa, and with te ao Māori at the heart of our work, we aim to ensure Māori communities have access to independent and culturally nuanced scientific advice, perspectives and information, and avenues that promote their voice. We enhance their ability to actively participate in biosecurity, environmental and conservation spaces so that Māori may continue to fulfil their role as kaitiaki, and their right to protect the natural environment. We also build environmental protection capability, safeguard environmental-related mātauranga Māori, and advocate for Indigenous led evidence in the protection of our native species.

Everything we do is designed to contribute to our vision of a world where Indigenous peoples & their solutions are valued in the fight to protect nature

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Wed, 18 Oct 2023, 9:30am - 5pm NZDT

The Commodore Hotel, Christchurch (with on-line option)

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