Wairau/ Awatere Resource Management Plan - Te Taha Wairua (spiritual and customary values); - Te Taha Tinana (healthy body); and - Te Taha Whanau (family). • Exclusion from the use, development and protection of traditional resources; • Degradation of water quality as a result of pollution; • Damage and destruction of waahi tapu and areas of special interest; • Introduction of new species into existing ecosystems; • Pollution of all resources; and • Uncontrolled waste disposal. In general, iwi issues sit alongside resource management issues. A number of iwi concerns are addressed directly within the relevant sections of this Plan. For example, concerns relating to the degradation of water quality. Other issues of importance to iwi are addressed below. 2.1.2 Objectives and Policies Objective 1 Recognition and provision for the relationship of Maori to their culture and traditions with their ancestral lands, waters, sites, waahi tapu and other taonga. Policy 1.1 Recognise and protect sites of significance to tangata whenua, including waahi tapu, mahinga maataitai, tauranga waka and areas of taonga raranga. Policy 1.2 Recognise values important to tangata whenua, including the concepts of mauri, effects on the mana of iwi or hapu, and the ability of tangata whenua to provide manaakitanga. Policy 1.3 Recognise the role of tangata whenua as kaitiaki in the coastal marine area. Policy 1.4 Recognise and provide for continued tangata whenua access to, and use of, traditional coastal resources such as maataitai and taonga raranga. Policy 1.5 Promote access for iwi to sites of cultural significance on land of the crown or other publicly owned land. Policy 1.6 Facilitate development of marae. Policy 1.7 Maintain and facilitate communication with iwi representatives to ensure that where appropriate, issues of importance to iwi are drawn to the Council’s attention. 2 - 2