inland side by a deep ditch. The area around Kaka Point is highly erodible weathered Separation Point granite. Kaka Point is one of several recorded pā sites on the coast between the mouth of the Riuwaka River and Otuwhero Inlet, and the largest recorded pā i n the Motueka area. The sites along the foreshore are believed to be mainly associated with cooking and food preparation, however, other activities were also occurring in the area indicated by argillite flakes and chisels being found. The mauri of Kaka Pā represents the essence that binds the physical and spiritual elements of all things together, generating and upholding all life. All elements of the natural environment possess a life force, and all forms of life are related. Mauri is a critical element of the spiritual relationship of Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu with the area. Kaka Point is an important natural resource that Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu identifies and protects as a taonga (treasure) for current and future generations. The use of natural resources is governed and regulated through cultural lore and traditions of tapu, rāhui and noa (sanction). Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu tūpuna had considerable knowledge of whakapapa, traditional trails and tauranga waka, places for gathering kai and other taonga, ways in which to use the resources of Kaiteriteri, the relationship of people with the river and their dependence on it, and tikanga for the proper and sustainable utilisation of resources. All of these values remain important to Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu today. Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu traditionally exercised mana in this area and continue to do so today. Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu strongly associate to Kaiteriteri and it is often referred to in whaikōrero by kaumātua and other iwi member s. Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu is tangata whenua at Kaiteriteri and this area is highly significa nt to Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu as iwi, hapū and whānau. Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu has mana, whakapapa associations and history at Kaiteriteri, and we have tikanga and kawa which involve tapu and noa in this area. Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu mana, take tūpuna and our intense relationship with Kaiteriteri incorporates our cultural value s. MAUNGATAPU Maungatapu reigns above the eastern side of Tasman Bay. As the name suggests, Maungatapu is a sacred mountain, a wāhi tapu of great significance to Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu. Through our ancestral and spirit ual links to the natural world, Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu is connected with the mauri of Maungatapu, the life force that binds the spiritual world with the physical world. Maungatapu has been important to the identity and lives of Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu for generations. Beneath the gaze of this maunga Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu cultivated land, collected resources and harvested food. Traditionally, Maungatapu was rich in manu, rongoā and tuna. Iwi used these resources to sustain their wellbein g. Maungatapu is part of a network of trails which were used in order to ensure the safest journey. The network incorporated locations that were identified for activities including camping overnight and gathering kai. The traditional mobile lifestyle of the people led to their dependence on the resources of the land. Maungatapu is a well known tool-manufactory or quarry. On the spur, about a mile from the Forks, the track passes over a small hummock, beyond which there lies a curious hollow in the ridge. This basin encloses a shallow pool of water surrounded by a belt of rushes, from which the place takes its modern name – the Rush Pool. The mauri of Maungatapu represents the essence that binds the physical and spiritual elements of all things together, generating and upholding all life. All elements of the Te Tau Ihu Statutory Acknowledgements Page 97 of 163