Ngāti Apa tupuna had considerable knowledge of the best places at Kaiteriteri to gather kai and other taonga, as well as ways to use the resources of the moana, and tikanga for the proper and sustainable utilisation of resources. For Ngāti Apa, Kaiteriteri was and remains an important fishing area (mahinga mataitai). All these values remain important to Ngāti Apa today. TARAKAIPA ISLAND Ngāti Apa’ s relationship with its whenua and wai is integral to its identity as a people. Taraka ipa symbolises for Ngāti Apa people the intense nature of their relationship to their environment, and the mauri or life force that is contained in all parts of the natural environment and binds the spiritual and physical world. Tarakaipa is one of the largest islands in Tennyson Inlet. It was named after the Ngāti Apa tupuna Tarakaipa, a great-grandson of Tamahau and son of Rawaru. Tarakaipa was an important rangatira who was among the leaders of an early migration to Te Tau Ihu. He arrived in Te Tau Ihu on the sacred waka Te Awatea, built from a hull of the Kurahaupō waka. Tarakaipa is also the name of a hapū of Ngāti Ap a. Ngāti Apa tupuna had considerable knowledge of places for gathering kai and other taonga, ways in which to use the resources of the moana and tikanga for the proper and sustainable utilisation of resources. Tarakaipa was an important fishing area (mahinga mataitai) for Ngāti Apa, providing access to important moki and elephant fish breeding grounds. The island contained a pā and kainga/fishing station complex associated with these activities. It still contains a number of urupā and other spiritual sites which are connected to Ngāti Apa peopl e. All these values are still important to Ngāti Apa today. FAREWELL SPIT Ngāti Apa’ s relationship with its whenua and wai is integral to its identity as a people. Te On e Tahua symbolises for Ngāti Apa people the intense nature of their relationship to their environment, the mauri or life force that is contained in all parts of the natural environment and binds the spiritual and physical world. Te One Tahua (the Sandy Bank) was the name given to this area by Ngāti Apa tupuna. Ngāti Apa have an unbroken historical, traditional and spiritual association with Te One Tahua stretching back several hundred years. Ngāti Apa occupied the coastline and inland area south of Te One Tahua for centuries. Ngāti Apa believe that the spirits of their deceased ancesto rs travelled from the mountains up the coastline to Te One Tahua on their journey to Hawaiki. Due to the spiritual nature a nd significance o f Te One Tahua to Ngāti Apa, specific tikanga and kawa were observed to enable safe travel or resource collection. Ngāti Apa tupuna had considerable knowledge of places for gathering kai and other taonga, ways in which to use the resources of the moana, and tikanga for the proper and sustainable utilisation of resources. Te One Tahua was an important fishing area (mahinga mataitai), giving access to tuatua and cockles. Occupation areas and tauranga waka were set up and maintained around the landward end of Te One Tahua. The descendants of the original Ngāti Apa occupiers of the land still possess strong spiritual links with the area and continue to regard the coastal waters of Te Tai Tapu and Golden Bay as one of their most important kai moana and resource areas. Te Tau Ihu Statutory Acknowledgements Page 11 of 163