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Story: Kaitiakitanga – guardianship and conservation

Rāhui sign

Rāhui sign

This sign is an example of a modern rāhui (restriction). The rāhui was imposed as a result of an agreement between the Hauraki Māori Trust Board and the Ministry of Fisheries. It restricts the taking of pipi and cockles on part of the coast on the Coromandel Peninsula.

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Photograph by Simon Nathan

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Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal. 'Kaitiakitanga – guardianship and conservation', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/kaitiakitanga-guardianship-and-conservation/6/2