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A fresh approach to water – from a te ao Māori perspective

10 April 2025

A new video series launches this week featuring a Far North kaumatua who is no stranger to the spotlight.

Whakapapa o te wai is a series of five short videos, which begins on the council’s social media channels from Tuesday 8 April.

In the series, Rereata Makiha shares a Māori perspective of water - where it comes from, how we should protect it, and ancient ideas about the importance of balancing freshwater and saltwater sources.

Matua Rereata is recognised for his work in broadcasting, the environment, and for revitalising te reo Māori, as well as his knowledge and application of the Maramataka (Māori Lunar Calendar). He was named Kiwibank Senior New Zealander of the Year Te Mātāpuputu o te Tau in 2022.

One clip will be released each week over a five-week period, with Matua Rereata (Ngāpuhi/Te Arawa/Rangitāne) sharing his ancestral knowledge. The campaign runs alongside the Tiaki ngā wai, Save water now message that appears on water restriction signs currently in retail outlets and along roadsides across the Far North which raise awareness about what water restrictions mean and where they apply.

You can view the first video here....