Schedule B: Ngā Taonga Nui a Kiwa (Natural Resources Plan)

Waterbodies and catchments including rivers, lakes, harbours and open sea areas with significance to and identified as taonga by mana whenua iwi in the Wellington Region. This schedule relates to catchment management and shared decision making principles enbodied in the Plan. In particular the schedule recognises that kaitiakitanga shall be recognised and provided for by managing natural and physical resources in accordance with tikanga and kaupapa Māori as exercised by mana whenua, and that land and water resources will be managed recognising ki uta ki tai by using the principles of integrated catchment management.