Kaitiaki of the Stream

Kaitiaki of the Stream

Text Type: Summary

Purpose: Inform the reader

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Kaitiaki means the guardian. To be a guardian you look after something. You have the responsibility to care for it. Pataka Moore is the kaitiaki of the Mangapouri Stream by Ōtaki. He tries to keep the stream clean and look after it by talking to the people about its importance.

The stream is important because of the tuna (eels). It is the community’s stream and they want to look after it. They have used it in the past for kai, as a type of fridge, for bathing and drinking. Now the stream is polluted.

The community want to save the Mangapouri stream and they are working hard to get it clean again. one thing they can do think of ourselves as kaitiaki or guardians of their waterfall. They all need to be responsible.