April 02, 2020
New chair for Te Wai Maori Trust
Māori environmentalist Lisa Te Heuheu has been appointed chair of Te Wai Māori Trustee Limited.
She replaces Ken Mair, whose time expired.
The trust is a statutory body under the Māori Fisheries Act that advocates for Māori in freshwater fisheries management and habitat restoration.
Ms Te Heuheu, from Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāpuhi, and Ngāti Maniapoto, has been a director of the trust since 2017.
She has held various roles in resource management, iwi planning, agriculture, policy, research and management.
She says challenges for freshwater fisheries in Aotearoa including climate change, habitat degradation, and threats to the abundance of taonga species.
Pahia Turia from Ngā Wairiki, Ngāti Apa, Whanganui, and Ngāti Tūwharetoa has joined the board.
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