Theresa Thornton (Ngāti Pāhauwera) is a trustee and kaitiaki restoring whenua and wai in Raupunga for over two decades. Working with limited resources, she has led fencing and farming efforts, a papakāinga development, and a long fight for clean water. Her kōrero highlights the power of whānau to step up when systems fall short, and create their own solutions to restore whenua, wai, and community wellbeing.

Ko Tangitū ki te moana, Maungaharuru ki uta, Mōhaka te awa, Ko Ngāti Pāhauwera te iwi

Tangitū is at sea, Maungaharuru is inland, Mōhaka is the river, Ngāti Pāhauwera are the people

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Te Karanga o Te Whenua is led by researchers based at the Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research Group, now part of the Bioeconomy Science Institut ...