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  New Zealand GeographerVolume 62 Issue 1, Pages 73 - 80 Published Online: 16 Mar 2006 Journal compilation © 2009 The New Zealand Geographical Society Inc
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 113K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Geo-Ed Resource management and Māori attitudes to water in southern New Zealand Note about author: Jim Williams belongs to the Kai Tahu iwi. His PhD thesis argues that there was a pre-contact, Kai Tahu environmental ethic. His research interests include Southern dialect and Kai Tahu traditions, especially pertaining to resource management. Copyright © 2006 The Author
Journal compilation © 2006 The New Zealand Geographical Society Inc. KEYWORDS Māori • mauri • natural resources • tradition • water ABSTRACTAbstract: 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. | 
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