CKS2020 - Communicating state and trends

Within the Cultural Keystones Species programme (CKS) new ways to communicate the state and trends of taonga populations have been designed to meet the needs of our partners and to deliver tools and knowledge that support the protection and restoration of freshwater taonga species. 

Understanding taonga freshwater fish populations in Aotearoa-New Zealand 

A review of current knowledge on species, including tuna, piharau/kanakana, kōura/kēwai, īnanga, porohe (smelt), kanae, pātiki mohoao (black flounder), and kākahi/kāeo.   

Assessing the vulnerability of taonga freshwater species to climate change

A Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (CCVA) was done for ten freshwater taonga species (eight fish and two invertebrates):

Taonga species series  

series of engagement booklets sharing science knowledge for tuna (freshwater eels), piharau/kanakana (lamprey), kōura/kēwai (freshwater crayfish), īnanga (whitebait), kanae (mullet), pātiki (flounder), and kākahi/kāeo (freshwater mussels).  

Taonga species lifecycle posters (large format) 

Contact

Pou Whakarae - Te Hiringa Taiao
Understanding Taonga Freshwater Fish Report Summary
Taonga species series booklets [NIWA]
A series of Taonga species lifecycle posters are available for download.