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Kaitiakitanga

The traditional Māori system of environmental guardianship is Kaitiakitanga. Kaitiakitanga reflects the notion that people are the 'offspring' of nature and we are responsible to our ancestors and descendants to protect the natural environment which is our 'kin'.

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