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Pauling, Craig.

Tiaki Para : a study of Ngāi Tahu values and issues regarding waste / Craig Pauling, Jamie Ataria ; [edited by Christine Bezar]. - Lincoln, N.Z. : Manaaki Whenua Press, Landcare Research, 2010. - vii, 30 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 30 cm. - Landcare Research science series, no. 39 1172-269X ; . - Landcare Research science series ; no. 39. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 23-24).

Tiaki Para outlines the results of a study undertaken to understand and document both traditional and contemporary Maori views and values, from a Ngai Tahu perspective, on the management of human waste, and more specifically, the reuse of municipal biosolids. The report gives background to the research project, the methodology employed to collect the data, and the findings and results from the study. The discussion focuses on the principal cultural values and issues relating to waste management and their applicability and importance to current and future waste management practice in New Zealand.


Text in English with some Māori.

ISBN: 9780478347135 (pbk.) : $25.00 9780478347135 (pbk.) 0478347138 (pbk.)

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Tiaki Para (Project)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Refuse and refuse disposal--New Zealand--South Island.
Sewage disposal--New Zealand--South Island.
Kāi Tahu (New Zealand people)--Attitudes.
Kāi Tahu (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs.
Tikanga.

Dewey Class. No.: 363.72809937