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.

Pursue knowledge to the greatest depths and its broadest horizons.

Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi is one of three wānanga (tertiary education providers) with statutory recognition under section 268 of the Education and Training Act 2020. This recognition reflects the institution’s special relationship with the Crown and in New Zealand’s education landscape.

Awanuiārangi is a category one education provider, reflecting the high confidence the qualifications authority has in its educational and organisation performance. The qualifications authority conducts External Evaluation & Review reports on every tertiary education organisation no less than every four years.

Awanuiārangi was formally established by Ngāti Awa on 11 February 1992 and maintains strong ties to the Whakatāne-based iwi. It offers education courses from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority’s level one through to doctorate programmes.

The main campus of Awanuiārangi is in Whakatāne, with additional campuses in Tāmaki Makaurau (Manukau, Auckland) and Te Tai Tokerau (Whangārei). Education opportunities are also provided through marae and community networks throughout the country and internationally.