Acknowledgements
We are indebted to the following people, whose contribution made the development of the Cultural Health Index possible. The reward for their involvement is a new tool that holds much potential for promoting the input and participation of Māori into natural resource management. In particular, Colin Townsend has provided ongoing advice about study design, analysis and documentation throughout the study.
University of Otago Stream Team
- Professor Colin Townsend
- Dev Ngogi
- Chris Arbuckle.
Te Runanga Otakou
- Bill Loper
- Terry Broad
- Rose Clucas
- Andrea Todd.
Te Runanga o Moeraki
- Isbel Williams
- Ray Williams
- Rua McCallum
- Huia McGlinchey
- Kyle Nelson.
For oversight of the project and administrative assistance, we sincerely thank:
Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
- Linda Constable
- David O'Connell.
For believing our project was worth supporting, and providing the resources that enabled us to deliver the Cultural Health Index for streams, we are most grateful to those involved from the Ministry for the Environment:
- Ruth Berry
- Charlotte Severne
- Hamish Wilson
- April Bennett
- Megan Linwood.
Correspondence to the authors
Gail Tipa
115 Main South Road
East Taieri
Otago
Phone 64 3 489 4534
Email gtipa@xtra.co.nz
Laurel Teirney
6 Marion Street
McAndrew Bay
Dunedin
Phone 64 3 476 1242
Email l.teirney@xtra.co.nz
