Te Uri o Hau
Find out about the environmental aspirations of this Northland hapū of Ngāti Whātua, whose area of interest is located in the Northern Kaipara region.
Ka tukuna te reo oō mihi kia koutou katoa, te iti me te rahi
E mihi kia Ranginui, e tū iho nei, me Papatūānuku e whāriki mai ki raro
Ki ngā atua Māori, Tuia tātou kia rātou.
We wish to extend our korero to all.
We acknowledge Ranginui above us, and Papatūānuku beneath us.
We acknowledge our atua Māori, for me as sewn together as one.
Ko te mauri o te taiao o Te Uri o Hau kia pūmau haere nei te wā.
The lifeforce of Te Uri o Hau taiao lives on now and into the future.
About us
The eponymous ancestors of Te Uri o Hau are Haumoewaarangi and Waihekeao. From this union came seven offspring: Makawe, Mauku, Whiti, Weka, Ruinga, Rango, and Hakiputatomuri. From Hakiputatomuri came many descendants known to this day as Te Uri o Hau.
Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust
The Trust owns, safeguards and develops assets for the benefit of its members, managing related activities through subsidiary companies. Its work promotes environmental and cultural awareness while empowering beneficiaries to achieve socio-economic parity within a generation.
Environs Te Uri o Hau - our environmental organisation
Environs Te Uri o Hau, the environmental subsidiary of Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust is mandated to advocate, protect, maintain and preserve the kaitiakitanga status and rights of Te Uri o Hau on behalf of its people.
Our strategic pou
- Toitū te Tangata - We support the kaitiaki of our 14 marae, enabling them to lead the kaitiakitanga of their whenua, wai and moana.
- Toitū te Taiao - We plan, design and implement restoration (Poipoia te Mauri) and protection (Poipoia te Kākano) projects in sites of significance for our people.
- Toitū te Rangatiratanga - We advocate for te taiao and our taonga, and to embed Te Uri o Hau tino rangatiratanga in plans, policies, practices and decisions of government agencies and others.
Our operational teams
Poipoia te Kākano
Poipoia te Kākano is dedicated to creating a predator-free environment in the Kaipara region, New Zealand. Our mission is to work with the local community to restore the natural balance and protect native species through effective pest control and conservation efforts. Our current partnership projects are:
- Predator Free Ltd 2050 project: Eradicating possums by 2026, at its heart it’s about restoring and protecting the Kaipara region’s biodiversity - threatened by invasive predators
- Trapping in Pouto: A Department of Conservation (DOC) contract to control possums around our dune lakes to protect matuku/Australasian bittern and other taonga species.
- Trapping the East Coast: Two trapping contacts with The Shorebirds Trust and DOC to protect the tara iti/New Zealand fairy tern.
Visit the Poipoia te Kākano website to find out more.
Poipoia te Mauri
Poipoia te Mauri is committed to monitor the mauri of our taonga species and their ecosystems. This includes water quality testing, fish stock abundance surveys, removal of pest fish, kauri ora, whale harvesting and biodiversity enhancement. Our partnership projects are:
- Kauri Ora: Working with Tiakina Kauri, DOC, Kauri Protection and councils to protect our kauri from dieback using Western science and mātauranga Māori.
- DOC ‘Working Together’: A living document under Te Uri o Hau Claims Settlement Act 2002 where we have a formal partnership with Department of Conservation in Warkworth, Kauri Coast and Whangārei.
- Pest fish removal: Working alongside NRC to remove pest fish from our awa and lakes.
- Water quality testing and sediment monitoring: Partnering with NRC and Auckland Council to identify 50 sites in our rohe have been tagged for water quality testing and sediment impacts.
- Hōteo sediment reduction project: A 10 year long project working with Healthy Waters in partnership with other iwi to reduce sediment going into the Kaipara.
Visit our Environs website to find out more about Poipoia te Mauri.
Poipoia Te Hononga
Poipoia Te Hononga guide resource management and environmental policies to protect our taiao. We repatriate ancestral remains and cherished taonga, safeguarding the sacred kōrero tuku iho and whakapapa that bind us to our roots.
- Marine and coastal claims: Protecting marine and coastal environments through legal advocacy. Read our document on Te Uri o Hau Marine and Coastal Area (PDF, 341KB) to find out more.
- Resource consent management: Overseeing consents and compliance for sustainable and taiao enhancing development.
- Repatriation of koiwi and taonga: Returning sacred objects to their rightful place.
- Whakarapu Kōrero Tuku Iho project: Documenting oral traditions to protect our cultural knowledge.
Visit our Environs website to find out more about Poipoia te Hononga.
Toitū Te Whenua, Toitū te Moana, Toitū te Taiao.
Our vision
Our vision for te taiao is to:
- Preserve the natural character of te taiao, mai i ngā maunga ki te moana me ngā ripo katoa.
- Protect the natural features and landscapes from inappropriate subdivision, use and development.
- Actively protect and preserve our historic heritage, wāhi tapu, pā sites and sites of significance.
- Use te taiao as a guide towards the wellness of our people.
- Influence awareness of conservation and cultural values through our taiao.
Environmental values and priorities
Our values:
- Manaakitanga - To enable growth in kaitiakitanga for Te Uri o Hau whānau
- Mātauranga - To enhance and protect Māori methodologies
- Kaitiakitanga - To advance environmental sustainability
- Whakapapa - To safeguard taonga species whakapapa
- Rangatiratanga - To provide leadership pathways in kaitiakitanga
- Kotahitanga - To create opportunities for unity, togetherness and solidary.
Our environmental management plan
The Te Uri o Hau Kaitiakitanga o te Taiao (PDF, 1.2MB) environmental management plan provides a comprehensive plan to support Te Uri o Hau Kaitiakitanga and Rangatiratanga responsibilities in natural resource management within the statutory area of Te Uri o Hau.
The plan also provides the policies that the Crown and representative agencies, resource consent applicants and research institutions must take into account and, in the future, give effect to when preparing or reviewing statements, plans, policies, and strategies.
Te Uri o Hau Kaitiakitanga o te Taiao has set objectives, policies and methods in response to identified natural resource issues. These are measurable aims or end results to which efforts should be directed.
Working with us
Use the Contact us button below to get in touch with us. Auckland Council staff will support you to engage with us appropriately.
Website: environsuriohau.co.nz/
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