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Restoring and protecting
the health and wellbeing
of Waikato-Tainui
waterways for future
generations is the
overarching purpose of
our environment work.
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Tai Tumu, Tai Pari, Tai Ao
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Ongoing promotion
to councils,
consultants,
developers and
Government
departments
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Used by Waikato
Expressway Tangata
Whenua Working
Group as the key
environmental
document in their
engagement with the
NZ Transport Agency
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A regular fixture
on the guest
lecture series at
Waikato University’s
environmental
planning programme
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Used as the basis
of the Waikato-
Tainui engagement
in resource
management
matters including
the Waikato region’s
Waiora/Healthy
Rivers Plan Change
to improve water
quality of the
Waikato and Waipa
rivers
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Joint Management
Agreements
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Aligning councils’
Draft Long
Term Plans
2015-2025 with
Whakatupuranga
2050 and Tai Tumu
Tai Pari Tai Ao
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Ko Te Mana o Te Wai
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Discussion paper
developed for
Te Whakakitenga
outlining principles to
complement our plan
and guide our work
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Involved at all
decision-making
levels, informing
policy governing the
use and distribution
of water, and
collaborating with
marae and hapuu
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Providing leadership
and support to the
Freshwater Iwi
Leaders Group
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Lake Waikare
Restoration Project:
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tangata whenua
group established
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restoration key
priorities identified
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Waikato River
Fisheries and Bylaws:
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Public compliance
to fisheries
bylaws monitored
in partnership
with Ministry for
Primary Industries
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Assistance
provided to
Waikato River iwi
who wish to adopt
fisheries bylaws
within their rohe
JAEDYN FALWASSER
Taniwha-Tangoao Marae
Being able to work outside and alongside our people to restore
our rivers is a job that Jaedyn reckons is “awesome”.
Jaedyn is a Conservation Advisor for the Waikato Raupatu River
Trust. He is a graduate of the Trust’s scholarship programme
which offers study support and development pathways to lead
to careers working for the tribe.
“I feel very privileged and fortunate to be working for Waikato-
Tainui. Being able to travel to see different parts of the rohe,
seeing those hidden gems that marae only show a very few, and
seeing the passion of our people towards being kaitiaki of their
areas and the restoration work being done. It’s pretty amazing.”
Prior to winning the scholarship Jaedyn completed a cadetship
with DOC which resulted in his qualification as a Ranger.
“DOC was offering a 28-month cadetship to be fully-trained
as a Ranger. It was a collaboration between DOC, the Nelson
Institute of Technology and Te Waananga o Aotearoa; an on-
the-job cadetship where I worked fulltime and studied while
getting paid.”
Jaedyn’s love of the outdoors and being active led him to consider
an environmental career in the first place, and it was at high
school that he spotted the opportunity.
“I find the environmental sciences the most interesting, which
comes as a surprise because I hated science at school!”
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Jaedyn Falwasser