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Appendix 2: Data Collected at Five Sites

The pages that follow show how the information can be collated and presented to iwi.

Scores for each of the indicators

Each of the indicators was scored in the field by runanga members. What is shown in the table that follows is the average of the runanga members' scores. For example, the individual scores for catchment land use were 4, 5, 4, and 4.5, resulting in an average score of 4.6.

Calculating component 2 of the CHI

Two of the indicators are used for assessing the mahinga kai component:

suitability for mahinga kai
access to the site.

The species listed are also used to determine the 1-5 measure for the number of species present.

Calculating component 3 of the CHI

The five factors that are then used to calculate the CHI are shaded. In the case of McRaes Creek, the five factors scored 4.6, 4.75, 5, 5 and 5. These five scores are then averaged. The average for the stream health component, as shown in the CHI, is 4.87. [See the description of McRaes Creek in section 5.2.]

Other comments

Each assessor is able to write comments on the assessment form. Comments are then collated and made available to the runanga.

For convenience the MCI and SHMAK scores for the sites are included at the bottom of the page. These would not normally form part of the assessment. They have been included here for the information of the runanga given that MCI and SHMAK were part of the study design.