Abstract
IPCC has criticised Aotearoa/New Zealand for not being proactive with adaptation measures to date. However, some initiatives have been developed and actioned mainly by Māori and wider community groups. Local government has been given the mandate from central government to lead the way in climate change adaption and this chapter outlines some of the initiatives and challenges towards effective adaptation. A case study from the South Island hapū, Kāti Huirapa is one example of a Māori-led initiative to providing effective and culturally responsive actions for future sustainability of vulnerable resources. This chapter promotes a Mātauraka-a-Iwi approach to climate change that best illustrates the idea of states of transition and renegotiating relationships in order to move forward.
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McCarthy et al. 2010.
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Kwadijk et al., 2010.
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Kawadijk et al., 2010.
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Nyong 2007.
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Kwadijk et al., 2010.
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King et al., 2012.
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New Zealand’s Framework for Adapting to Climate Change, Information Document from the Ministry for the Environment, www.mfe@govt.nz – Last accessed December 2014.
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New Zealand’s Framework for Adapting to Climate Change, Information Document from the Ministry for the Environment, www.mfe@govt.nz – Last accessed December 2014.
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Mayor Dave Cull, commentary in Otago Daily Times, 13/06/15.
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Discussion among the elders at a Kati Huirapa meeting, October 2016. An art work by Ngāi Tahu artist Ewan Duff depicting the battle can be found in the Dunedin offices of the Department of Conservation.
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Matainaka indicates two life-cycle stages of the Galaxids species of freshwater fish. Mata are the small fry which are harvested between September and October; inaka are the adult fish.
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Carter, L. (2019). Aotearoa/New Zealand Adaptation Strategies and Practices. In: Indigenous Pacific Approaches to Climate Change. Palgrave Studies in Disaster Anthropology. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96439-3_6
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