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He karanga | Call to action

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Kua rangona koe i tōku reo, i te reo o tēnei matua iwi, ko ōna taonga whakahirahira me o reira kōrero. Ka ui atu ahau ki a koutou, ka pēwhea āu mahi kia pai ai taku whāngai i a koutou, i āu tamariki, i āu mokopuna i tēnei whakatupuranga tatū atu ki ngā whakatupuranga te taka mai ai? Arā, he aronga iti, heoti, he pānga nui tōna ki te whakarauora i ahau, kia whakatutuki i ngā hiahia o te ao, o nāianei rangi me te ao āpōpō. Hei whakatauira ake:

  • Tautoko i ngā rāhui ka ūhia mai ki ahau

  • Kohia ko ngā hua anake e ora ai koe

  • Me hangarua, tuaruatia te whakamahi i ngā utauta, tautokohia te tāngata kia pērā anō a ia

  • Whakamahi i ngā hua tautaiao

  • Kia tika te tuku i ngā para

  • Te whakatō i ngā rākau taketake ki ngā tahatika matua me ngā awaawa

  • Āta poipoi i te tangata kia mōhio noa, nā tātau katoa te mana tiaki i te Awa.

 

Tēnā, tukua mai he kōrero mō ō mahi hei awhi i ahau ki te tuku i te ora ki a koe me tō whānau, hei ngā rā te tū mai nei.  Kōrerotia ki tāngata kē mō He Awa Ora, tonoa rātou kia rongo ki āku kōrero, ki ngā kōrero hoki o taku iwi me ō rātou taonga.

Now that you have heard my story and some of the stories of my people and their taonga, I ask you: what can you do to ensure that I can sustain you, your children, and grandchildren, now, and in the future? There are some small, but important actions that you can do, to help me continue to provide for your needs and those of tomorrow. Some examples include:

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▪ Respecting any rāhui (temporary restrictions) placed on me

▪ Taking only the kai you need from me

▪ Recycling and reusing items, and encouraging others to do the same

▪ Using eco-friendly cleaning products

▪ Disposing of rubbish items correctly

▪ Planting native trees along my riverbanks and those of my tributaries

▪ Helping others to understand that my health and well-being is everyone’s responsibility

 

I invite you to post a message on this site using the comment function below, or to post to the He Awa Ora Facebook, Instagram or Twitter pages to share with others the things that you are doing to help me sustain you and your whānau, into the future. Tell others about He Awa Ora, invite them to hear my story, and the stories of my people and their taonga.

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