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):
- Tuna (Longfin eel) (PDF 269.84 KB)
- Piharau/kanakana (Pouched lamprey) (PDF 327.31 KB)
- Īnanga/Inaka (Whitebait) (PDF 244.21 KB)
- Tuna (Shortfin eel) (PDF 523.17 KB)
- Banded kōkopu (Whitebait) (PDF 243.99 KB)
- Kōaro (Whitebait) (PDF 256.4 KB)
- Kākahi/Kāeo (Freshwater mussel) (PDF 246.67 KB)
- Giant kokopu (Whitebait) (PDF 242.78 KB)
- Koura/Kēwai (Freshwater crayfish) (PDF 220.81 KB)
- Aua/Kātaha (Yellow-eye mullet) (PDF 226.81 KB)
Taonga species series
A 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).
