Monitoring stream health using mātauranga Māori surveys

Fonterra Reporoa has partnered with Ngāti Tahu-Ngāti Whaoa Runanga Trust to assess the health of Mangahoanga Stream using water quality, aquatic macroinvertebrates, fish and Mātauranga surveys. The work has been supported by Ian Kusabs and Associates and River Lake Ltd.

Retrieving whakaweku (bracken fern bundles) from the Mangahoanga Stream (Ian Kusabs 2023).