WHAREPAPA / ARTHUR RANGE Wharepapa dominates the skyline of Tasman Bay. It has cast its influence over the iwi living in the rohe for hundreds of years. For a Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu, this maungais taonga. Wharepapa is a sacred ancestor, providing a historical and spiritual link to the natural world. Wharepapa has a mauri of its own and this life force binds the spiritual world with the physical world. All elements of the natural world have a life force and it is this life force that connects the people with this sacred maunga. Mauri is therefore the basis of the spiritual relationship of Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu with Wharepap a. Wharepapa is a natural reservoir for high quality fresh water. The water that flows from Wharepapa as the snow melts is sacred. Water is an essential element of life, a taonga that is considered to transcend life itself. Wai is necessary to ensure the physical and spiritual survival of all things. It also represents the lifeblood of Papatūānuku and the tears of Ranginui. Ngā awa carry this lifeblood from Wharepapa to the se a. The relationship Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu has with this sacred ancestor provides whānau with a “sens e of place” and belonging to the rohe. Wharepapa was also a boundary marker for the iwi of Motueka. When speaking in a formal setting, it is still customary practice fo r Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu to recite the relationship that conne cts them to the natural world to identify where they come from. The significance of Wharepapa to Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu is illustrated in their pepehā: “ Ko Wharepap a te maun ga….”. Wharepapa is also recognised through the oral tradition of waiata. PUKEONE / MOUNT CAMPBELL Pukeone has been a part of the lives of Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu since their arrival in Tasman Bay. A sacred ancestor, Pukeone provides Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu with an historical and spiritual link to the natural world. It has a life-force or mauri of its own. This life force binds the spiritual world with the physical world and connects this maunga to t he pe ople of the land. Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu iwi are connected to Pukeone through this life force. Traditionally, Pukeone was used as a boundary marker for Motueka iwi. It was also a strategic landmark from which iwi would signal to each other across the rohe. The fires burning on top of Pukeone could be seen as far as Wakapuaka. Before European colonisation, the signalling related mostly to war or the threat of war. But later, fires signalled other important events such as hui at marae across the rohe. The remnants of these huge fires can still be found on top of Pukeone in the form of charcoal remains. Pukeone provides Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu with a sense of belonging to the rohe. This maunga is central to the lives of whānau living in the Tasman Ba y. ROTOKURA / CABLE BAY Cable Bay is part of Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu heartland. The traditions ass ociated with Cable Bay go back to the paramount chief Te Puoho ki Te Rangi. Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu have continuously maintained the role of kaitiaki over this rohe since pre-1840. The land derives its importance from its proximity to Rotokura, Te Puoho ki Te Rangi’s pā. Rotoku ra was Te Puoho’s main base, prior to his departure to Southland, where he was killed in 1846. Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu traditions link the spiritual and cultural wellbeing of Te Puoho and his people with Wakapuaka, including Cable Bay and associated resources. Ancestral papakāinga can be found throughout the area. These wāhi tapu illustrate the range of kai collected and the traditions applied in the gathering of resources. Indicators Te Tau Ihu Statutory Acknowledgements Page 89 of 163