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Hori Parata is a renowed tohunga and rangatira of Te Waiariki and Ngātiwai he shares his knowledge of Te Taiao (environment), kauri dieback discovery on Aotea Great Barrier, traditional knowledge related to the Tohorā and the Kauri and protecting taonga species.
How the Māori sense of custodianship of the environment was defined by the concepts of whakapapa, manaakitanga, mauri, and kaitiakitanga – for example, through environmental management practices such as rāhui to allow food sources to recover, using the maramataka to guide planting and harvesting (e.g., with set times when godwits or eels could be caught), limits on fishing, harvesting only what was needed, laying mauri stones in gardens to protect resources, and leaving gardens fallow)
Naming as an expression of connection to places, features of the natural environment, flora, and fauna