Certificate of Te Wai Maori (Freshwater Management)

Graduates will have developed a sound understanding of: -Maori customary linkages with freshwater fish specifically eel, inanga -Find and catch freshwater fish, insects and plants using Maori customary methods -Introductory freshwater ecology and biology of selected species -Life cycles of freshwater fish and the habitat and food requirements of freshwater fish -Introductory surveying and monitoring appropriate to freshwater environments Graduates of this programme will be capable of visiting a freshwater site and carrying out basic ecological assessments and monitoring work. They will understand local tikanga and kawa relevant to local freshwater sites. Graduates will be able to identify common freshwater insect, plants and fish species and will understand introductory biology of these species. They will be able to carry out transfers of freshwater fish and understand the reasons for doing so. They will be awarded the: Certificate of Te Wai Maori (Freshwater Management Level 4.

Rukuhia te mātauranga ki tōna hōhonutanga me tōna whānuitanga. Whakakiia ngā kete a ngā uri o Awanuiārangi me te iwi Māori whānui ki ngā taonga tuku iho, ki te hōhonutanga me te whānuitanga o te mātauranga kia tū tangata ai rātou i ngā rā e tū mai nei.

Pursue knowledge to the greatest depths and its broadest horizons. To empower the descendants of Awanuiārangi and all Māori to claim and develop their cultural heritage and to broaden and enhance their knowledge base so as to be able to face with confidence and dignity the challenges of the future.

Ū tonu mātou ki te whai ki te rapu i te hōhonutanga o te mātauranga kākanorua o Aotearoa, kia taea ai te kī, ko wai anō tātou, me te mōhio ko wai tātou, kia mōhio ai nō hea tātou, me pēhea hoki tātou e anga whakamua. Parau ana tēnei ara whainga, hei whakapūmau anō i te tino rangatiratanga, hei taketake ai te ihomatua Māori me ōna tikanga kia ōrite ai te matū ki ngā mātauranga kē. Koia rā ka tū pākari ai, tū kotahi ai hoki me ngā iwi o te ao tūroa. Koia nei te ia o te moemoeā me ngā tūmanako o Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. Haere mai… Me haere tahi tāua.

We commit ourselves to explore and define the depths of knowledge in Aotearoa, to enable us to re-enrich ourselves, to know who we are, to know where we came from and to claim our place in the future. We take this journey of discovery, of reclamation of sovereignty, establishing the equality of Māori intellectual tradition alongside the knowledge base of others. Thus, we can stand proudly together with all people of the world. This is in part the dream and vision of Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi.